A 12-hour-old newborn was found to have pathologic jaundice, an abnormal finding. The nurse should observe the newborn's skin and mucus membranes, set up phototherapy as prescribed by the doctor, monitor the newborn during phototherapy, encourage parents to hold the newborn, educate parents about phototherapy, and allow parents to feed the newborn. This document provides a template for reporting abnormal findings in a newborn and the related nursing interventions.
A 12-hour-old newborn was found to have pathologic jaundice, an abnormal finding. The nurse should observe the newborn's skin and mucus membranes, set up phototherapy as prescribed by the doctor, monitor the newborn during phototherapy, encourage parents to hold the newborn, educate parents about phototherapy, and allow parents to feed the newborn. This document provides a template for reporting abnormal findings in a newborn and the related nursing interventions.
A 12-hour-old newborn was found to have pathologic jaundice, an abnormal finding. The nurse should observe the newborn's skin and mucus membranes, set up phototherapy as prescribed by the doctor, monitor the newborn during phototherapy, encourage parents to hold the newborn, educate parents about phototherapy, and allow parents to feed the newborn. This document provides a template for reporting abnormal findings in a newborn and the related nursing interventions.
OF NEWBORN OBSERVE SKIN MUCUS MEMBRANES SET UP PHOTOTHERAPY AS PRESCRIBED MONTIOR NEWBORN IN PHOTOTHERAPY ENCOURGE PARETNS TO HOLD NEWBORN EDUCATE PARETNS ABOUT PHOTOTHERAPY ALLOW PARENT TO FEED NEWBORN
ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATES Therapeutic Procedure A1