Mom Discharge In Nursing
Discharge teaching patients are as important as taking care for them while they are in the hospital. When a first time mom discharge from the hospital with her infant, it is really important that the nurse provides sufficient information on how to care for her new baby. New mom needs to know if her baby is having a fever, cold, dehydration, ear infection, and jaundice. Newborn’s normal temperature should be between 97.6 F and 99.6 F. if mom suspects the baby has a fever, take his temperature with digital thermometer, and call the pediatrician if the reading is above 100.0 F. When a baby is having a fever, he should dressed lightly, drink lots of fluids and maybe given acetaminophen drops according to doctor’s permission. Mom needs to avoid
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It’s only take 4 hours for a young infant can become dehydrated if the symptoms are severe. Water and juice isn’t enough to replace fluid lost, therefore mom needs to give the baby oral electrolyte solution (sold near the formulas in drug and groceries store) to avoid dehydration and electrolyte lost. Mom also needs to wash her hands more often, especially after all diaper changes and before preparing food, because illness with these symptoms are very contagious. Mom has to watch out for signs of dehydration such as decrease urine output, dry and tacky mouth, sunken eyes and lethargy to report to the pediatrician for appropriate …show more content…
This causes a substance called bilirubin to build up in their systems which, in turn, causes a yellow discoloration of the eyes and skin. Signs for jaundice are include yellow tint to skin and eye, excessive sleepiness or lack of activity, and decreased bowel movement. Mom needs to know those signs in order to report to the doctor. In mild case, treatment maybe as simple as increasing feeding to help the bilirubin pass out of the baby’s system in the urine and stool, or using phototherapy to help break sown the excess bilirubin. Untreated jaundice, the bilirubin level stays high in the baby’s blood can cause brain damage or kernicterus and can lead to serious lifelong
It’s only take 4 hours for a young infant can become dehydrated if the symptoms are severe. Water and juice isn’t enough to replace fluid lost, therefore mom needs to give the baby oral electrolyte solution (sold near the formulas in drug and groceries store) to avoid dehydration and electrolyte lost. Mom also needs to wash her hands more often, especially after all diaper changes and before preparing food, because illness with these symptoms are very contagious. Mom has to watch out for signs of dehydration such as decrease urine output, dry and tacky mouth, sunken eyes and lethargy to report to the pediatrician for appropriate …show more content…
This causes a substance called bilirubin to build up in their systems which, in turn, causes a yellow discoloration of the eyes and skin. Signs for jaundice are include yellow tint to skin and eye, excessive sleepiness or lack of activity, and decreased bowel movement. Mom needs to know those signs in order to report to the doctor. In mild case, treatment maybe as simple as increasing feeding to help the bilirubin pass out of the baby’s system in the urine and stool, or using phototherapy to help break sown the excess bilirubin. Untreated jaundice, the bilirubin level stays high in the baby’s blood can cause brain damage or kernicterus and can lead to serious lifelong