marygold

I work in a Level I/II Nursery in a small hospital in my town and we have different policies depending on the situation. A c/s baby is brought to the nursery for temp stablization. If the mom is going to breastfeed then we get the baby out to her as soon as she comes out of recovery. If the baby is a bottle baby then we keep it in the nursery until the temp is 98.6 axillary..then we give the bath...then once the temp is back up to 98.6 and it has been two hours we feed the baby a bottle (usually 1 oz). We do this to make sure that the baby is not going to have any initial problems with the esophagus and such. 3-4hours is about average for a c/s baby. Now lady partsl births are different. The mom gets the baby for about 1/2 hour to bond...and longer if the baby is a breast baby. But then the policy is the same...98.6..bath...98.6..out to mom.

1. I've been a nurse since May of 2004! 2. I work on a Med/Surg floor 3. Lexington, KY 4. ADN 5. I think it would be neat if nurses went back to wearing the caps. It would help distinguish between nurses and the other personal. At the hospital that I work in, the patients are always saying "are you my nurse or my aid." If I were wearing a cap, it might clue them in. Plus, I just think the caps are so cute:p