
September was NICU Awareness Month, and throughout the month I used Teach Me Tuesday to look at NICU care from several different angles including: common diagnoses, the questions parents ask, the ways NICU nurses have helped shape neonatal care.
CLABSI prevention is not one single task. It is the result of consistent choices from insertion until the line comes out.
NICU skin care is not just about what cream, cleanser, or antiseptic we choose. It starts with understanding how fragile the neonatal skin barrier is and then doing everything we can to protect it.
When neonatal skin begins to break down, the next step is not simply adding another product. Nurses need to identify the cause, protect the area, and create a clear plan.