Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to implement an infant-driven feeding tool in an effort to transition to a uniform infant-driven feeding culture in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). ...

Obesity in the United States causes a financial strain on the US economy and negative effects on the overall health status of individuals. Nutritional and weight loss counseling is under-utilized in primary care and there ...

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) remains the leading cause of death among infants one month to one year of age (Hauck et al, 2014). According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) there are approximately 3,700 infant ...

Multiple barriers infringe on adequate pain management in pediatric patients. Effective pain management includes proper identification through use of pain scales, adequate education on usage of pain scales, and prompt ...

Perinatal mental health and psychosocial concerns have long lasting effects on women and children. Health care facilities should have assessment and treatment programs in place. The purpose of this quality improvement ...

The current political environment around health care reform provides a unique opportunity for experientially and educationally prepared nurses to engage in the health policy process. This article describes an innovative ...

Background: Enteral feeding tubes are reservoirs for bacterial contamination leading to nosocomial infections, a type of hospital-acquired infection including central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) and ...

Purpose: Endotracheal intubation is an invasive procedure that is completed frequently in the neonatal population. Premedication protocols are recommended but are infrequently utilized in neonatal intensive care units ...

Low birth weight and extremely premature infants, especially those under 32 weeks gestation, have a significantly greater incidence of morbidity and mortality than those infants born greater than 37 weeks gestation. With ...

Background and Purpose: Primary care providers in this rural setting were not adhering to the American Academy of Pediatrics’ ADHD clinical practice guideline. The aim of this quality improvement project was to augment ...