1.

DISINFECTS AND PREPARES THE CRIB AND CHARACTERISTIC OF

BEFORE THE DELIVERY OF THE MEDICATION
NEWBORN. 9. PERFORM MEDICAL HANDWASHING &
 CLEAN IN AND OUT, MATTRESS, DON GLOVES
APPLY NEW LINENS  PREVENT CONTAMINATION &
2. PREPARE 2 DROPLIGHTS. PROTECT US FROM DISCHARGES
 PUT IT BESIDE THE CRIB 10. UPON RECEIVING THE NEWBORN,
3. PERFORM THE MEDICAL CHECKS THE ID BAND FOR
HANDWASHING IDENTIFICATION; WEIGHS THE BABY,
4. ASSEMBLE ALL EQUIPMENT. PROVIDES WARMTH, CHECKS FOR
 SET UP THE TABLE/WORKING IN BRUISES AND DEFORMITIES. QUICK
PREPARATION FOR THE COMING OF PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
THE BABY.  Head – no bruises, cuts,
 BABY’S DRESS, DIAPER, BONNET, everything
MITTENS & BOOTIES, SECOND  Body – no injuries, complete
LAYETTE, BINDER *NOT upper extremities (2 arms, 2
NECESSARILY. hands, 5 fingers each)
5. PERFORM MEDICAL HANDWASHING  Lower Body – check the genitalia
AND DISINFECT WITH 70 % ALCOHOL if it is correct on the ID band,
THEN DRY check the toes
6. GET 4 STERILE COTTON BALLS AND  Back – spine alignment, no other
PLACE IT ON THE KIDNEY BASIN. problems
POURS ALCOHOL ON THE COTTON 11. TAKE ANTHROPOMETRIC
BALL. MEASUREMENTS & RECORD IT.
7. PREPARE THE HYPOTRAY  NOT TO DELAY, BECAUSE THE
 HYPOTRAY – TUBERCULIN SYRINGE, ATTENDING PHYSICIAN MIGHT NEED
MEDICATION TO BE GIVEN, TAPE THE DATA FOR THE BALLARD
MEASURE, THERMOMETER (2), SCORING
ALCOHOL SWAB, KIDNEY BASIN,
HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE – 33-35cm
COMB/BRUSH, PEDIATRIC
STETHOSCOPE, WORKING GLOVES, LOWER PORTION OF THE MEASURING
COTTON BALLS, ALCOHOL TAPE SHOULD BE IN LINE WITH THE
8. PREPARE MEDICATIONS EYEBROWS
 OPHTHALMIC OINTMENT FOR CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE – 31-33cm
CREDE’S PROPHYLAXIS & VITAMIN K
 HEPATITIS B VACCINE (DEPENDING UPPER PORTION OF THE TAPE SHOULD
ON THE INSTITUTION) BE IN LINE WITH THE NIPPLE
 CHECK MEDICATION BY READING THE ABDOMINAL CIRCUMFERENCE – 30-32cm
NAME OF THE DRUG,
LOWER PORTION OF THE TAPE SHOULD
MANAFACTURING DATE, DOSAGE
BE ABOVE THE CORD
 LENGTH – 48.5-53.75cm 15. GETS 1 STERILE COTTON BALL WITH
ALCOHOL AND DISINFECTS THE SITE
HEEL OF THE TOE TO THE VERTEX OF
FOR INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION.
THE HEAD
16. INJECTS THE VITAMIN K CORRECTLY
12. TAKES VITAL SIGNS FOR 1 FULL INTO THE VASTUS LATERALIS
MINUTE (RR, CR, RECTAL TEMP) 17. RELEASES THE RESTRAINTS FROM THE
 FOR THE RESPIRATORY RATE, PLACE UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES.
YOUR HAND ON TOP CHEST – 18. TAKE VITAL SIGNS (RR, CR, TEMP:
ABDOMEN PORTION AND FEEL THE AXILLARY).
RISE AND FALL FOR A FULL MINUTE 19. CLEANSES THE NEWBORN USING A
WHILE TAKING NOTE OF ANY TOWEL AND COMB.
RETRACTIONS/ABNORMALITIES AND 20. PUTS ON THE NEWBORN DIAPER AND
REPORT IMMEDIATELY. CLOTHING.
 FOR THE CARDIAC RATE, USE THE 21. WRAPS THE NEWBORN IN A BLANKET.
PEDIATRIC STETHOSCOPE AND MAKE  THERMOREGULATION
SURE IT IS DISINFECTED. FACING 22. AFTER CARE
THE WALL CLOCK, START WITH 23. DOCUMENTATION
WARMING THE DIAPHRAGM AND  PATIENT’S CHART (MEDICATION
PLACE IT ON THE CHEST COUNTING SHEET & VS SHEET)
IN FULL MINUTE. RECORD 24. MONITOR THE VITAL SIGNS EVERY 30
 FOR TAKING THE TEMPERATURE MINUTES FOR 2 HOURS THEN EVERY
(RECTALLY) TO CHECK IF THERE IS A HOUR FOR 2 HOURS.
HOLE IN THE ANUS. USING THE
RECTAL THERMOMETER, LIFT BOTH
FEET OF THE BABY AND SLIGHT FOLD
TO EXPOSE THE ANUS OF THE BABY
WHILE THE BUTT IS STILL LYING
FLAT. INSERT UP TO THE BULB IN A
TWISTING MOTION. MAKE SURE
THAT THE THERMOMETER IS
SWITCHED ON. ONCE IT BEEPS
RECORD IT ON THE JOT DOWN
NOTEBOOK. DISCARD IT ON THE
KIDNEY BASIN.
13. RESTRAIN THE UPPER & LOWER
EXTERMITIES
14. APPLIES CREDE’S PROPHYLAXIS
PROPERLY FROM INNER TO OUTER
CANTHUS