New Born Care & Assessment
Program Goals
Our nurse will assess the following during a new born home visit:
Home & Social Environment
¨ Infant is living in a home that is adequate in space, clean, safe, and in good repair
¨ Infant is living in a social environment, social/internal development
¨ Caregiver has adequate equipment to safely care for infant and to prepare formula/food
Perinatal History: Risk Factors Indentified
¨ Perinatal medical risk factors are identified
Infant Nutrition
¨ Breastfed infant received adequate nutrition
¨ Formula fed infant receives nutrition
¨ Family has adequate physical material and educational resources related to infant feeding
¨ Family has adequate physical material and education resources related to infant feeding
¨ Infant receives adequate nutrition
¨ Family has adequate educational resources related to infant feeding
Basic Care / Caregiver Skills
¨ Caregiver has adequate material resources to provide safe care
¨ Caregiver has adequate skills to meet infant’s basic physical needs
¨ Caregiver has adequate skills to meet infant’s basic physical needs
¨ Caregiver gains adequate knowledge and skills to provide safe care of infant
Parenting Skills
¨ Caregiver forms warm attachment to infant and stimulates infant’s development
¨ Caregiver responds to infant’s cues appropriately
¨ Caregiver and infant will interact in a reciprocal manner
¨ Infant is integrated as a family member
Newborn Assessment
¨ Infant is growing and developing appropriately
¨ Caregiver is aware of any special physical needs of baby and provides adequate care
Resources and Referrals for Prevention
¨ Caregiver recognized the need for routing preventative well infant/child health care through a medical home
¨ Nurse and caregiver will discuss family needs
¨ Caregiver will be informed of resources available to address unmet needs or concerns
¨ Nurse making Newborn Home Visit Assessment collaborates with the Maternal Care or Child Service Case Manager
