Baby Nursery @ Rowan Reg.

Hey Everyone,

Well today I was at Rowan Reg. I was assigned to the new baby nursery. I got to do my first assessment on my 1 day old and it was so much better than using the dummies in the lab. When you actually do the reflexes man do they move!! It was pretty cool the way the react. Then the doctor came in to do his checks and he let me and Holly watch when he circumcised 2 babies. He was great explaining each and every step of the procedure. After my baby went back to his mother the nurse I was following was giving a new born a bath. So I got to see that procedure first hand. When we checked off I couldn't understand why the babies head would be washed last. Well now I know. When the baby comes off the warming bed and she gave him has bath you could tell he was starting to get chilled. So Lisa and I talked about it and she said to wash the baby and then wrap it up tightly so he can begin to warm up again. Then she proceded to wash the hair and he just laid in her arms and loved it. He was so content. So the check off sheet would be the way to go in my opinion. Well I hope everyone else had a good day.
Mike