Pediatric BMT Nursing Staff

1. Parents and visitors may visit any time. Parents and/or visitors are encouraged to make arrangements to stay overnight outside the hospital. Parents may request to stay at the Ronald McDonald House.
2. In order to make sure your child's stay here is as pleasant as possible, we allow siblings and relatives to visit our patients. It is the parents' responsibility to supervise the siblings and relatives of their child at all times. Siblings may not be left unattended on the unit.
3. Children visiting patients on the unit must be screened by a nurse first. Children who have a current illness or have been exposed to a contagious disease will not be allowed to visit. If you are uncertain in regards to a possible exposure, please ask the PBMT staff.
4. A playroom is located on the unit. It is available for use anytime by patients, siblings, and relatives unless otherwise notified. Parents are expected to clean the playroom after their use and supervise the siblings while using the playroom. Please do not eat or drink in the playroom unless it is organized by the child life therapist. The playroom closes at 9:00 p.m.
5. A kitchenette is available on the unit for your use. Food may be brought in, but needs to be labeled with your child's name and dated. Snacks available in the kitchenette are for patients only. We ask that open food and drink be stored in the kitchenette -- not at the bedside. Children under five years or younger should not be allowed in the kitchenette without adult supervision. Please clean up the kitchenette after its use.
6. Patients and visitors are not allowed at the computer terminals or in the medication room.
7. All patients and siblings should be in their rooms by 10:00 p.m. Please be considerate of other patients by keeping the volume of the TV's low.
8. Restrooms separate from the patient's bathroom are available on the unit for use by parents, siblings, and visitors.
9. A parent library is available, and books and movies can be checked out.
10. There is a phone number listed on your phone; this is the number directly to your room.
11. There is a bathtub available on the unit in addition to the shower in your room. If your child prefers to take a bath, please use the cleanser provided to clean the tub before/after each use.
12. Parents are asked to sign out at the front desk when taking their child out of the hospital. All patients under 14 years of age must have a nurse or parent with them when leaving the unit.
13. While your child is an inpatient, we will make every effort to allow peaceful sleeping at night. However, we frequently need to check your child's temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, or do other cares that may interrupt the sleep of your child. We will make every effort to keep this to a minimum.
14. Children may receive mylar balloons while in the hospital. Please let friends and family members know that rubber balloons are not allowed because they are a safety hazard. We ask that balloons be kept away from the crib or bed to allow for easy access. For infection control reasons, live plants and fresh cut flowers are also not allowed in your child's room. Silk or plastic arrangements are acceptable. Live Christmas trees are not allowed and uncarved pumpkins are allowed for short periods of time.
15. Your child needs to wear a blue mask when coming out of their room. If you should drop the mask on the floor, please get another one. A white mask must be worn when you take your child out of the hospital. Please take extra masks with you as they may get moist while breathing and need to be changed. Sometimes patients complain it is hard to breath with the white masks. Allow your child to remove the mask for short periods of time when needed.

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