Nursery Policy & Procedure Manual
Version 2.0




What you peers say about Nursery Policy & Procedure Manual

"I like the format of the manual because it is easy to follow and organized in the same fashion as JCAHO manuals"
- Kathleen Groschel, Clinical Nurse Specialist
  Bon-Seccours St. Joseph Hospital
  Port Charlotte, FL

"Excellent and informative. I found the manual to be organized and easily accessible."
- Mary Black-Williams, Director Women's Health
  Huntington East Valley Hospital
  Glendora, CA

"East to understand, reference to JCAHO standards is GREAT and VERY HELPFUL."
- Joanne Betts, RN, OB Nurse Manager
  Bell Memorial Hospital
  Ishpeming, MI

"This was just the thing I needed to update our policy and procedure manual for Joint Commission."
- Marlene Acevedo, OB Coordinator
  Bingham Memorial Hospital
  Blackfoot, ID

"Excellent resource, save a lot of time and complies with the JCAHO standards. I love these resources."
- Ilene Snow, RNC, BSN, Nurse Manage L&D, PP, NBN
  Fletcher Allen Healthcare
  Burlington, VT

"Exceptional. Extremely helpful in identifying important standard of care issues."
- Amy M. Kindsky, RN, BA, Obstetrical Unit Manager
  Valley Hospital
  Palmer, AK

The Nursery Policy and Procedure Manual acts as a reference guide to ensure optimal Joint Commission compliance and provides a roadmap to effective department management. This valuable resource provides over 185 comprehensive, easy-to-customize policies, procedures and forms that meet The Joint Commission's latest standards.

This complete resource guide helps you identify gaps in your existing policies and provides a variety of newborn patient safety sensitive policies and procedures addressing at-risk occurrences. Hot topics covered in this full-scale manual include:

  • Patient Rights
  • Ethical Issues
  • Informed Consent
  • Newborn Assessment and Admission
  • Gestational Age Evaluation
  • Hyperbilirubinemia Screening
  • Rh Sensitization
  • Glucose Protocol
  • Breastfeeding
  • Care Planning
  • Cord Care
  • Phototherapy
  • Standards of Care
  • Infant Care Teaching Guidelines
  • Discharge Planning
  • Medication Management
  • Infection Control
  • PI Plan and Performance Measures/Outcomes
  • Infant Security Plan and Infant Abduction Response Plan
  • Job Descriptions, Performance Evaluations, Skills Competencies
  • Acknowledgment of Results of Diagnostic Testing
  • Critical Test Result Reporting
  • Panic Values
  • Unacceptable Abbreviations

... and much more!

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