Organizing Your Nursery

Top 10 Things You Can Use in Every Nursery to Get Organized

 1. A calendar for easily marking milestones – First laugh, first tooth, etc.

2. A vinyl pocket shoebag to hold ointments and other items near the changing table

3. Garbage can

4. Laundry basket

5. Enough drawer & closet space for clean clothing

6. Small plastic bins. They keep lots of small things organized together and they stack to maximize space.

7. A place to display treasures

8. A place for books

9. Super – sticky post-its for marking what is in every drawer

10. A babysitter information document or notebook including:

a. your address
b. phone number
c. emergency numbers
d. poison control number
e. allergies
f. bedtime and bath procedures
g. meal preferences
h. permission to give medical treatment. (Read information below)

(Information and medical form are from: http://www.rogerknapp.com/medical/permission.htm)

Hospitals and physicians have been successfully sued for assault and battery for treating sick and injured children under the age of18 and unmarried without specific permission from legal guardians. Because of that, parents must now prepare legal documents for their babysitters or temporary guardians to use in urgent care visits. The following is an example authorization form. It's always advisable to check with a lawyer, but the elements of an informed consent exist here and should be honored by most medical facilities.

Of course, if the situation is life threatening, the hospital would likely provide needed treatment. But in non-urgent situations, the staff, by law, must await permission. That permission must come from parents or legal guardians. It cannot come from brothers, sisters or even grandparents.

Please instruct your baby-sitter or other family member who regularly cares for a minor child to take the form with them to the Hospital Emergency Department should an emergency arise.

 

EMERGENCY CARE AUTHORIZATION

Name of Child (children): ____________________________________________________________

I the undersigned give permission for caring for the above named Child(children) to
{Name of the person(s) who will be caring for the child}

_________________________________________________________________________________

Here is where I can be reached while away including phones and locations.

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

I hereby authorize the person(s) named above to sign for medical treatment of my child(ren)
between the following dates:
From: __________________ Until: ___________________

Parent Signature: ________________________ Date: ____________________

Witnessed By: ___________________________________________________
Phone: _________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________

Insurer: __________________________ Number: _______________________

EMERGENCY CARE INFORMATION

Child's full name: _________________________________________________
Date of Birth: __________________ Date last Tetanus Shot: ______________________
Child is allergic to the following medications: _______________________________________ ( ) None
Child is taking the following medications: _________________________________________ _ ( ) None
Child is diabetic, has other chronic condition or major illness:
_____________________________________________________________________________ ( ) None
Name of primary care physician and phone number___________________________________________

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