Nursing Care of Child

1. CARE OF CHILD IN INCUBATOR
MR. GANESH CHAKOR
NURSING TUTOR (M.SC NURSING:PEDIATRICS)
M.V.P SAMAJ’S I.N.E ADGAON, NASHIK.

2. DEFINITION:
A microenvironment to place newborn who are at high-risk, for
maintenance of temperature and humidity.

3. PURPOSES:
 To maintain temperature
 To Provide humidity
 To administer oxygen
 For observation of baby
 To prevent infection
TYPES OF INCUBATOR
 Portable
 Standard

4. PARTS OF INCUBATOR:
 Hood
 Mattress
 Air intake pipe
 Micro filter assembly
 Oxygen line
 Thermostat
 Control panel
 Arm port holes

6. NURSING CARE OF CHILD IN INCUBATOR:
 Clean incubator with soap and water and disinfect with 20%
antiseptic solution.
 Switch on incubator and adjust temperature to 36C.
 Keep infant in incubator after prewarming the incubator for 15
minutes.
 Do not place any clothes on baby except diaper.
 Check temperature of newborn every hour.

7.  Maintain flow chart to record temperature, heart rate, respiration
and oxygen saturation.
 Change humidifier water every day.
 Give care for baby by introducing hand through port holes.
 Weaning of child from incubator is important. Keep port holes
open for sometimes. Then take baby out and keep warm.
 Do not move/pull incubator when baby is in the incubator. Avoid
noise in the unit.

8. THANK YOU…………