NICU Policies and Procedures 2025

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  1. 4. An infant count is conducted for all _____ codes called overhead in addition to code pink
  2. 7. Infant beds are changed out every _____ days.
  3. 8. TPN tubing will be changed every _____ hours.
  4. 10. When passive cooling is initiated the warmer is turned off and temperature should be monitored every _____ minutes to prevent overcooling.
  5. 12. This medication is often given prophylactically to infants born < 30 weeks gestation or as a rescue treatment for infants with progressive O2 requirements (FiO2 above 30-40% despite BCPAP at 6-8 cm). It can improve pulmonary function and reduce the need for both positive pressure and oxygen.
  6. 13. NAS scoring is performed in 3 hour intervals, ____ hour after feeding
  7. 14. One bottle of donor human milk may be used for several infants receiving small volumes to avoid waste. Unused thawed donor human milk will be discarded after _____ hours.
  8. 17. Pain Scale used for infant < 36 weeks gestation
Down
  1. 1. Prior to beginning a circumcision, nurse and physician perform a ________ verification, document in EMR
  2. 2. For infants under humidity, the chamber should be cleansed and refilled on day of life _____.
  3. 3. All infants admitted to the NICU require ___ CCHD screens
  4. 4. The Glucose Screening Algorithm for asymptomatic infants must be utilized for any infant greater than _____ weeks gestation.
  5. 5. _____ tubing is changed every 24 hours.
  6. 6. ______________ alone should never be used for feeding tube verification.
  7. 9. Patients with a central line must have a daily CHG bath if they are > _____ weeks PMA or fifty days old.
  8. 11. Patients are excluded from safe sleep guidelines if respiratory distress is present and/or if the infant is requiring respiratory support of at least _____ liters HFNC.
  9. 15. The RAPP assessment is completed every 15 minutes for the first___ hours of life during the newborn transition period.
  10. 16. Obtain and record vital signs 15 minutes after blood has reached the patient during transfusion and _______ thereafter.