acapps Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 We use a barcode system to scan breastmilk to verifiy that it belongs to correct mother and baby. What do other NICU's do? Do you use barcode systems, double check with another person before feeding, or do you verify at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina24 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 We use a barcode system to scan breastmilk to verifiy that it belongs to correct mother and baby. What do other NICU's do? Do you use barcode systems, double check with another person before feeding, or do you verify at all? Is it gives true results??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Johansson Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 This is how we do it: all milk containers are marked with the baby's personal i'd nb and name. The nurse reads this info loud in front of the parents. If none of the parents is present, this crosscheck is done together with another staff member. The nurse then signs that the container is given to the parents/assisting nurse who feeds the baby. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NICU RN 7 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 We switched to the barcode system a few years ago, and it has been pretty successful. To Cristina24, yes. We have a section in the chart to identify if the milk was scanned or double-checked with another RN, and the results are audited regularly. I think that barcode scanning of milk does reduce the risk of a sentinel event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Johansson Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I bump this thread as we discuss to introduce a bar code scanning system. ´Would be interested to hear more about technical details, incl brand names/retailers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acapps Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 I bump this thread as we discuss to introduce a bar code scanning system. ´Would be interested to hear more about technical details, incl brand names/retailers We use the MOMS (Mother's Own Milk System) put out by Timeless Medical Systems. Each infant & mother are entered into the system giving the infant a barcode. This barcode prints on each label. These labels are printed and given to mom to place on bottles when pumped. Each label provides place for meds & time/date. When mom brings milk back we scan the bottle and location to be stored (refrigerator or freezer), the system then generates another label with an expiration date. When it is time to feed the infant you scan the infant and the bottle and it identifies the right milk and that it is in date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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