Case Study Baby H
Case Study Baby H
Case Study Baby H
Sharon F. Williams
10. H.’s mother calls you to tell you that her baby seems
too sleepy and is not feeding well. What will your next
action be.
The infant should be unwrapped, the diaper changed,
the mother should hold the infant upright and talk
softly to him or her or she may provide a gentle
massage of the back, palms, or soles of the feet.
11. Baby H.’s mother asks you about cord care and
circumcision care for her infant. What will you tell her?
Using drying sol of alcohol and triple dye that is
applied to cord clean the umbilical cord stump several
times a day with soap and water especially after
voiding. To encourage drying of cord expose
umbilical area to air and position diaper below
umbilicus.
If 5 days infant stump of umbilical cord is moist and
slightly red this is infections it should be dry with no
redness.
Circumcision care check for bleeding hourly for 12
hours post-procedure, urine output, checks for oozing,
and parents understanding. Circumcision small sterile
petrolatum gauze dressing may be applied to area
during the first 2-3 days. Circumcision of plastibell
used keep area clean, no jelly the plastic ring will
dislodge when area healed, in 5-7 days.
Teach parents that whitish yellow exudation around
the glans is granulation tissue and is normal and if not
infection seen 2-4 days don’t remove it.
12. Baby H.’s mother asks you how she can keep her
infant from catching a cold or some other type of infection.
What is the most important measure to teach her?
Hand washing between handling infants and contact
with inanimate objects, inanimate objects should be
cleaned with appropriate bactericidal solution.