Hyperbili & Phototherapy
Excess bilirubin causes this condition.
What is jaundice?
When sitting with a patient, you are allowed to have at least one ear bud in. True or False.
What is False.
Notify the RN if an infant's temperature falls below this value.
What is 36.5 degrees C.
This healthcare professional uses play, education, and coping strategies to help children and families manage stressful medical experiences.
Who is a Child Life Specialist
Best practice is to position yourself between the patient and this.
What is the door?
Phototherapy uses this type of light to help lower bilirubin levels.
What is blue light?
For Suicidal Patients room safety checks occur every 8 hours and whenever this happens.
What is every shift change, when patient re-enters room or when family leave.
This device warms infants with heat panels positioned above them.
What is an Atom Radiant Warmer?
This key principle means adapting communication and activities to the child's age and abilities.
What is "meet the child were they are developmentally"?
If a patient attempts to elope, you should do this?
What is get out of the way, yell of help and keep eyes on patient from a safe distance
Eye protection is required during the this type of phototherapy.
Who is overhead phototherapy?
Every sitter will be responsible for maintaining information on this document.
What is the Sitter Handoff Tool sheet.
The ideal location for a skin temperature probe.
What is the abdomen/flank between the umbilicus and diaper line?
What is Adolescent
You dial this number when needing to contact Security for a BERT or safety situation.
"88"
This form of phototherapy does NOT require eye protection when used alone.
What is a biliblanket?
This Flowsheet in EPIC is used to document your sitter assignment.
What is the Sitter Flowsheet?
This incubator provides a neutral thermal environment using warm circulating air.
What is a Giraffe incubator?
Name five bedside distraction activities that require little or no equipment.
What are I Spy, Would You Rather, 20 Questions, Categories Game, Alphabet Game, Story Building, Coloring, Cards, Books, or Drawing Challenges?
This technology acts as a second set of eyes on the patient.
What is a VST (Virtual Sitter Technician)?
The most effective phototherapy occurs when infants wear only this.
What is a diaper?
Name four pieces of information that should be communicated during handoff.
What are reason for sitter, activity level, diet, vital sign frequency, bowel/bladder routine, triggers, or de-escalation techniques?
A detached probe, missing eye protection, feeding difficulties, and temperature concerns all require this action.
What is notifying the nurse immediately?
Name three benefits of distraction
What are reducing anxiety, reducing fear, reducing perceived pain, improving coping, normalizing the environment, or improving patient experience?
If injured by a patient, name the three required actions.
What are notify the RN, complete a ReadySet report, and notify CRU Leadership?