Cardiorespiratory Rate

Heart or cardiorespiratory monitor. This machine monitors a patient’s heart and breathing rates. Wires from the monitor are attached to adhesive patches on the skin of the patients’ chest, abdomen, and leg.
Blood pressure monitor. Blood pressure is measured using a small cuff placed around the patients’ upper arm or leg The cuff takes the patient’s blood pressure at regular times and displays it on a screen.
An auxiliary thermometer. This device is used to measure the patients’ temperature every hour.
Pulse oximeter. This device measures the amount of oxygen in the patients’ blood through the skin. A tiny light is taped to the patients’ finger or toe. A wire connects the light to the monitor where it displays the amount of oxygen in the patients’ red blood cells. …show more content…
This device may be brought to the patient’s bedside to look for signs of lung problems such as infant respiratory distress syndrome and checking for signs of bowel problems.
Nasal cannula. This is a small plastic tubes that go into the patients’ nose. Air and oxygen go through the tubes into the patients’ lungs.
Nasogastric tube. This is a feeding tube that goes through a patients’ nose, down the esophagus and into the stomach. The patient can get breast milk, formula and medicine through the tube. When a patient is fed breast milk or formula though an NG tube, it’s called gavage feeding.
Warming lamp. This device is used to keep the patient warm during bath time.
Syringe feeding pump. This device is used to deliver precise medications or feedings to a patient.
Bottle warmer. This device is used to warm the patients breastmilk or formula before feeding.
Blanket warmer. This device warms patients blankets to provide evenly distributed heat to the patient.
Incubator. This device is a clear plastic bed that helps keep a patient warm.
Bulb syringe or nasal aspirator. This device is used to clear up a patients’ stuffed nose making it easier to feed, breath and