RN VATI Maternal Newborn Remediation
1. identification (using 2 identifiers) for the newborn is applied Answer:
-immediatelyafter birth by the nurse
-it is an important safety measure to prevent newborn from being given to the
wrongparents, switched or abducted
2. how are the client, newborn & client's partner identified during the hospitalstay?
Answer: identified by plastic ID wristbands with permanent locks that must be cut
tobe removed
3. identification bands should include what? Answer: the newborn's name, sex,
date &time of birth & client's health record number
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,4. how many ID bands should the newborn have? Answer: -one band
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, placed on theankle and one on the wrist
-in addition, the newborn's footprints & client's thumb prints are taken
5. when should the ID band be checked? Answer: each time the newborn is given to
theparents, the ID band should be verified against the client's ID band
6. what must a facility member have in order to take the newborn?
Answer: -all facilitystaff who assist in caring for the newborn are required to wear
photo ID badges
-the newborn is not given to anyone who does not have a photo ID badge that
distinguishes that person as a staff member of the facility maternal-newborn unit
7. many facilities have locked maternal-newborn units that require Answer: -
staff topermit entrance or exit
-some facilities have a sensor device on the ID band or umbilical cord clamp
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1. identification (using 2 identifiers) for the newborn is applied Answer:
-immediatelyafter birth by the nurse
-it is an important safety measure to prevent newborn from being given to the
wrongparents, switched or abducted
2. how are the client, newborn & client's partner identified during the hospitalstay?
Answer: identified by plastic ID wristbands with permanent locks that must be cut
tobe removed
3. identification bands should include what? Answer: the newborn's name, sex,
date &time of birth & client's health record number
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,4. how many ID bands should the newborn have? Answer: -one band
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, placed on theankle and one on the wrist
-in addition, the newborn's footprints & client's thumb prints are taken
5. when should the ID band be checked? Answer: each time the newborn is given to
theparents, the ID band should be verified against the client's ID band
6. what must a facility member have in order to take the newborn?
Answer: -all facilitystaff who assist in caring for the newborn are required to wear
photo ID badges
-the newborn is not given to anyone who does not have a photo ID badge that
distinguishes that person as a staff member of the facility maternal-newborn unit
7. many facilities have locked maternal-newborn units that require Answer: -
staff topermit entrance or exit
-some facilities have a sensor device on the ID band or umbilical cord clamp
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