swaddle bath or conventional? faucet bath???

[kaibigan]

are you fellow nurses using the swaddle bath or the conventional bath?

do you use a special kind of soap or shampoo or bathing equipment? how warm is the water should be?

some of my co-staff i have seen directly places the baby under the flowing water from the faucet on the sink inside their pods. there was a discussion among RNs and LPNs as to which to be bath/wet first, is it the head or the body?

kind of silly question but i would like to hear from the different units/places their practice. thanks again.

[Gompers, BSN, RN]

some of my co-staff i have seen directly places the baby under the flowing water from the faucet on the sink inside their pods. there was a discussion among RNs and LPNs as to which to be bath/wet first, is it the head or the body?

Are you kidding me?!?!?! They just take the baby to a CLEAN sink and wash them under water straight from the tap? Since it's a NICU I assume there are floor pedals to run the hot and cold water - how do they make sure to regulate the water so the baby doesn't get cold or burned? I just think it's gross to take a dirty baby to a clean sink...

You should wash the body first, then wrap the baby in a blanket, then wash the head while the body is kept warm.