ASSIST

PROVIDE IMMEDIATE CARE TO THE NEWBORN BY ENSURING

AIRWAY CLEARANCE, TAKING ANTHROPOMETRIC
MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION OF THE BABY'S EXTRA
UTERINE ADAPTATION.
MATERIALS NEEDED:
MATERIALS NEEDED:
MATERIALS NEEDED:
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Begin the Suction secretion as
needed
procedure by
1
start from the mouth to be
followed by suctioning the
nose

performing
Apply eye prophylaxis
medical 2 inner to outer; discard one squirt first to
the hand. Make sure that when applying,

handwashing
the metal or the plastic tip will not touch
the eye of the baby

and open 3
Take the anthropometric of
the baby

gloving
weight, head circumference, chest circumference,
mid-arm circumference, abdominal girth and
length. Before weighing the baby, make sure that
the scale is set to zero. remove the flannel
 1 2

Head circumference Chest circumference

anthropometric above the eyebrow align the tape measure on

the nipple
measurement
*in pulling the tape *for the lenght, place the
measure, make sure to lift baby to his side and start 3 4
the baby. Not lifting the measuring from ccrown to
baby may cause abrasion heel.

*head circumference is
greater than chest
circumference and the Abdominal girth Mid-arm circumference
chest circumference is
greater than the underneath the abdomen. between acromion and the
abdominal girth make sure to not include olecranon process
the umbilical cord

prepare the
materials
needed for
vitamin k and
hep b
administration
*disinfect the ampule and
the vial using an alcohol
swab.
ampule = neck to top
vial = top to neck
*prepare the hypoallergenic
tape before the
administration of the
medication. place a cotton
ball in between your pinky
and ring finger.
Vitamin K administration
1
newborn baby will receive
0.2 ml, preterm newborn will
receive 0.5 ml. During
aspiration, do not introduce
air to the ampule
Hep B administration
2
Aspirate air first equal to the
amount of medication that
you will draw up from the
vial.
Administration
3
using the alcohol swab, disinfect the
injection site.
Injection site = Vastus lateralis
Vit. K = Left
Hep b = Right
 Apply KY jelly on the
Assess the baby using Ballard’s
thermometer and take
4 newborn’s temperature per 6 Assessment of Gestational Age
rectum. criteria.
aside from taking the
temperature, this will also check Make sure that the umbilical
for presence of imperforate anus cord will not be placed inside
(anus has no hole)

Apply the diaper Place bonnet and swaddle the

5
Make sure that the umbilical
7 newborn properly.
after this procedure, place the baby on the crib with
cord will not be placed inside the crib tag and document the ff.
name
sex
anthropometric measurement
date of delivery
Place Identification band time of delivery
mode of delivery
6
Both on the wrist and ankle Document Apgar score. Do not forget that the first
of the baby. and fifth minute is required while the 10th minute is
optional. 10th min apgar is done is the 5th min is
non-reassuring.

Proceed with the ballards.