Neonatal sepsis is a blood infection that occurs in an infant younger than 90 days old. Early-onset sepsis is seen in the first week of life. Late-onset sepsis occurs between days 8 and 89.
Infants with neonatal sepsis may have the following symptoms:
- Body temperature changes
- Breathing problems
- Diarrhea
- Low blood sugar
- Reduced movements
- Reduced sucking
- Seizures
- Slow heart rate
- Swollen belly area
- Vomiting
- Yellow skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice)
Nursing Diagnosis for Neonatal Sepsis
Risk for Injury related to neonatal sepsis
Expected results:
- Infants receiving therapy
- The baby suffered repeated culture after medical measures showed no 'growth' or other complication.
- Infants have a normal body temperature
Nursing Intervention for Neonatal Sepsis
- Maintain isolation: isolation treatment
- Change position every 2 hours
- Observation of vital signs every 2 hours, tell your doctor and report changes as needed
- Monitor vital signs
- Maintain a neutral environmental temperature
- Check the temperature every 2 hours
- Keep the hand washing procedure
- Teach the technique of washing hands to the baby parent's, before holding the baby
- Give oxygen to order
- Plan periods of rest, avoid holding unnecessary.
Nursing Intervention for Neonatal Sepsis
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