Nursing procedures describe processes of patient care and address what a nurse needs to know and do to perform best-practice patient care. Clinical nursing procedures are based on evidence and/or best practices.
- Require compliance. Escalate to CNS and unit leadership if circumstances inhibit adherance to procedure.
- Detail a process with statements of how, when and/or who or sometimes what.
- Purpose is to direct and maintain safe and clinically competent nursing practice.
- Abdominal Wall Defect Neonatal
- Activated Coagulation Time Measurement For Ecmo Neonatalpediatric
- Alteplase For Central Venous & Hemodialysis-Apheresis Catheters Pediatric
- Alteplase Use for Central Venous and Hemodialysis-apheresis Catheters (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (ATGAM) and Thymoglobulin Use and Administration in Organ Transplantation (General)
- Arterial Line (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Arterial Puncture for Arterial Blood Sampling (General)
- Arteriovenous Fistula and Graft (General)
- Bair hugger Temperature Management Device (General)
- Baxter Animated Retching Faces (BARF) Scale
- Bed-Specialty Mattress (General)
- Bladder Pressure Monitoring for Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (General)
- Bladder Scan - Use of Equipment (General)
- Blanketrol Hyper/Hypothermia Blanket (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Blood Cultures (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Blood Product Transfusion/Administration (General)
- Bone Marrow Transplant (Pediatrics)
- Bowel Preparation (Pediatric)
- Breast Milk - Donor (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Breast Milk Identification, Handling, Storage and Exposure
- Breastfeeding Techniques
- Breastfeeding Test Weights (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- CADD Solis Pump for Epidural / Intrathecal / Peripheral Nerve Infusions (General)
- Camino Catheter ICP Monitor and Catheter Management (General)
- Capillary Blood Sampling: Heel Stick/Finger Stick (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Car Seat Safety: Discharge Teaching (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Cardiac Monitoring (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Cardiac Output Determination by Thermodilution Method (General)
- Cast Care (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Catheterization, Clean Intermittent (Pediatric)
- Central Venous Catheter (Neonatal/Pediatric) Care and Maintenance
- Central Venous Pressure (CVP) Catheter Monitoring (General)
- Chemotherapy and Biotherapy for Oncologic Indications, Pre-Administration (General)
- Chest Tubes (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- CHG Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Circumcision (Neonatal)
- Closed System Transfer Device Use For Hazardous Medication Administration (General)
- Code Word Program for Protected Information (General)
- Continuous Chest Irrigation for Mediastinitis (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) (General)
- Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) Device (General)
- CPAP - See Non-Invasive Ventilation (Pediatric)
- daVinci Xi Robot
- Decompression Tubes - Nasogastric/Orogastric (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Defibrillation, Cardioversion, and Transcutaneous Pacing Using the Biphasic Zoll R-Series (General)
- Disordered Eating, Care of Patient
- Donor Lymphocyte Infusion (Pediatric)
- Eating Disorder, Care of Patient
- Electrocardiogram (ECG) Recording (General)
- Elopement/AMA - Patient Leaving Hospital w/o Notification to Staff or Against Medical Advice
- Endotrachial Intubation, Maintenance of Endotrachial Tubes and Extubation in Pediatric Critical Care (Pediatric)
- Epidural Analgesia (General)
- Exchange Transfusion: Double Volume – ICN (Neonatal)
- Exchange Transfusion: Partial Volume – ICN (Neonatal)
- External Ventricular Drain (EVD) Management (General)
- Extravasation and Infiltration Management, Peripheral Intravenous (PIV) (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Extravasation Prevention (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Falls Prevention Program (Pediatric)
- Fentanyl, Intravenous - Acute and Transitional Care Units (General)
- Flolan or Veletri (Epoprostenol) Infusion for Pulmonary Hypertension - General
- Flolan or Veletri Infusion for Pulmonary Hypertension Calculation Worksheet
- Flolan / Veletri / Remodulin Algorithms:
- Formula Preparation, Storage and Use (Pediatric/Neonatal)
- Gastrostomy Tubes (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Glucometer and Point-of-Care Glucose Test (General)
- Glucose Meter, Accu-Check Inform - see Point of CareTesting Manual
- Hazardous Medication Safe Handling (Medical Center Policy)
- Heparin Administration - Continuous Iintravenous (Neonatal-Pediatric)
- High Flow Nasal Cannula (Neonatal-Pediatric)
- High Frequency Oscillating Ventilation (HFOV) (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Hotline Blood and Fluid Warmer (HL 90) (General)
- Hypertonic Saline IV Guidelines (Pharmacy policy)
- Ileostomy or Colostomy Care (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Immune Globulin (Hizentra/Cuvitru/Hyqvia) Subcutaneous Infusion (Pediatric)
- Immune Globulin, Intravenous (IVIG) (General)
- Immunization Procedure (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Incubator, Care of Infant in Servo Control
- Infection Control - see Medical Center Infection Control Manual
- Insuflon Indwelling Subcutaneous Catheter
- Insulin Administration, Subcutaneous (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Insulin Infusion Continuous Intravenous (Regular Insulin) for > 2.5 Kg. Patients (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Insulin Pump, Continuous, Subcutaneous, Use of (Pediatric)
- Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage (General) - see External Ventricular Drain (EVD) Management (General)
- Intracranial Pressure Monitoring, Drainage and Catheter Management Using the Codman Microsensor and Monitor (General)
- Intraosseous Vascular Access Device - EZ IO (General)
- Iron Sucrose (Venofer) (Pediatric)
- IV Access and Contrast Administration for CT / MRI (NeonatalPediatric)
- IV Prostacyclin Pump (CADD-Legacy) (General)
- IV Pump - Alaris Medley with Guardrails (General)
- J-Tip Needleless Device (Pediatric)
- Ketamine Low Dose Intravenous on Acute & Transitional Care Units and in the Emergency Department (General)
- Large-Bore Vascular Access Catheter Care (General) (e.g., Hemodialysis / Apheresis)
- Latex Allergy, Care of the Patient with (General) - See Medical Center Policy 6.07.21 Latex Allergy
- Level 1 FastFlow Fluid Warmer (Rapid Infuser) (General)
- Lidocaine Low Dose Intravenous Administration for Pain Management (Pediatric)
- LifeVest Wearable Defibrillator (General)
- Lumbar Catheter Management: CSF Drainage and/or Pressure Monitoring (General)
- Malignant Hyperthermia Response policy
- Medication Administration (General)
- Medication-Hazardous: Closed System Transfer Device Use
- Monoclonal Antibody Administration & Monitoring (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Myelomeningocele , Infant with (Neonatal)
- Nasal AMT Bridle (General)
- Naso-jejunal feeding tubes: see "Transpyloric FT Insertion & Maintenance"
- Nasogastric/Nasoenteric Feeding Tubes, Care and Maintenance (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Negative Wound Pressure Therapy (VAC) Dressing (General)
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
- Neonatal Hypoglycemia in the Critical And Transitional Care Setting
- Newborn Screening – see Medical Center Newborn Screening policy 6.04.02
- NG Feeding Tubes: Insertion, Verification, Removal (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Non-Invasive Ventilation (e.g., CPAP) (Pediatric)
- Oral Sucrose for Procedural Pain in the Infant (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Oxygen and Aerosol Therapy (General)
- Pacemaker Therapy, Epicardial (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Pain Assessment (General)
- Pain Assessment and Management in Infants, Children and Adolescents (Pediatric)
- Parenteral Nutrition Administration (Neo/Pedi)
- Patient Controlled Analgesia (Intravenous) (General)
- PCA IV Alaris Pump: Directions for Use (General)
- Pericardiocentesis (General)
- Peripheral Intravenous (PIV) Infiltration & Extravasation Management for Non- Chemotherapeutic Agents (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Peripheral IV Catheter Insertion, Maintenance, and Removal (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Peripheral Nerve Catheters for Local Anesthetic Infusions (General)
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulator for Train-of-Four Monitoring (General)
- Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Peritoneal Dialysis (Pediatric/Neonatal):
- Catheter Exit Site - Long term care (General)
- Catheter Exit Site - Dressing change, immediate post-op (General)
- Cathflo Activase for Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Occlusion (General)
- Continuous Cycling (CCPD) (Pediatric/Neonatal)
- Peritoneal Dialysis Using DIALY-NATE Set (Pediatric/Neonatal)
- Sterile Sampling Directly from PD Catheter (General)
- Supply List
- Transfer Set/Adapter Change & Catheter Repair (General)
- Using Ultrabag (General)
- Phlebotomy (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Phototherapy (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Potassium Chloride Administration - Intravenous (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- PreOperative Bath and Anterior Chest Wash for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients
- Pressure Injuries: Prevention, Early Identification and Management (General)
- Pulmonary Artery Catheter (General)
- Pulse Oximetry (General)
- Pupillometer (General)
- Pyxis Medstation Rx (General)
- Radial Artery Compression Device - RADAR (Adult)
- Radiant Warmers for Neonates/Infants in ICU (Neonatal)
- Range Orders for Pain Management (General)
- Rapid Infuser - Belmont (General)
- Remodulin (Treprostinil) Intravenous Infusion for Pulmonary Hypertension (General)
- Remodulin (Treprostinil) Subcutaneous Infusion for Pulmonary Hypertension (General)
- Remodulin / Flolan / Veletri Algorithms:
- Remodulin IV Infusion for Pulmonary Hypertension002 Calculation Worksheet
- Remodulin SQ Infusion for Pulmonary Hypertension002 Calculation Worksheet
- Respiratory Care of the Neonate – Intensive Care
- Restraint Use (General)
- Ribavirin Aerosol Administration (General)
- Screening & Management of Hypoglycemia in Late Preterm and Term Newborns
- Sodium Chloride 0.9% Lock for Peripheral Intravenous (PIV) Catheters (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Sternal and Thoracotomy Wound Care in Patients after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Subcutaneous Infusions of Opioids and Other Medications (General)
- Subdural Evacuating Port System (SEPS) (General)
- Suicide or Self Harm – Screening and Care of Patient at Risk
- Surgical Drain Care Open and Closed (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Therapeutic Phlebotomy (Pediatric)
- Thermal Weaning Procedure - Incubator to Open Crib Transfer of Infant
- Tracheostomy (Surgical Airway) Care (Neonatal-Pediatric)
- Traction, Pin Care and Halo Vest Care (General)
- Transdermal Medication Patches (General)
- Transpyloric Feeding Tubes: Insertion, Placement Verification, Maintenance and Removal (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Trophon Disinfection of Ultrasound Transducer Probes
- Umbilical Arterial and Venous Catheters (Neonatal)
- Umbilical Cord Care (Neonatal)
- Urinary Catheter, Indwelling, Insertion, Maintenance and Removal (Neonatal/Pediatric)
- Urinary Drainage Systems (Suprapubic Tubes, Stents, Nephrostomies) (Pediatric)
- Vinca Alkaloid Preparation and Administration Policy
- Wound (Draining) and Fistula Containment by Pouches and /or Suction (General)
- Wound and Skin Care (General)
- Wound Photography (General)