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The Use of Placental Blood on Admission to the NICU
(2017-05-13)
Background: Upon admission to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), very low birth weight (VLBW) infants are routinely phlebotomized within the first hours of life. Though necessary, this can lead to poor outcomes ...
Development of a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Led NICU Transport Team
(2017-08-19)
Background: In the United States, approximately one in ten births result in a premature neonate with an estimated cost to society due to premature births of over 26 billion dollars a year. The demand for newborn transport ...
Implementation of an Evidence-Based Practice Model in a Rural Community Hospital: A Guide to Neonatal Nursing Practice
(2018-05-12)
While there has been much progress advancing evidence-based practice in the hospital setting, challenges still exist in rural hospitals with limited resources and no evidence-based practice framework. Implementing ...
Implementation of a Small Baby Team to Improve Outcomes for Infants Less than 30 Weeks of Gestation
(2020-05-16)
Background: Although extremely low gestational age infants continue to have improved rates of survival, they have the greatest risk of morbidities for infants born prematurely. These infants also incur the greatest cost ...
Development of an Educational Resource to Increase Nursing Staff Knowledge of Adrenal Insufficiency Management in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
(2019-05-18)
Inadequate treatment of adrenal insufficiency (AI) can lead to life-threatening complications. Proper treatment includes appropriate medication changes during times of stress, illness, or injury with either increased oral ...
Implementing Paternal Postpartum Depression Screening in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit
(2019-05-18)
Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) in mothers has been widely studied however PPD in fathers has been overlooked. Maternal PPD screening in the NICU has become routine while very few units routinely screen fathers. ...
Reducing Alarm Fatigue in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
(2021-05-15)
Technology in the neonatal intensive care has allowed for many advancements in the care and treatment of critically ill infants. Unfortunately, this technology can also be associated with a staggering number of audible ...
Development of the ACES Tool for the Evaluation of NICU Nurses Performing NRP
(2019-05-08)
Purpose: The purpose of this project was to develop and test a scoring tool designed to evaluate nurses of any experience level while participating in neonatal resuscitation (NRP).|Background: Simulation training is becoming ...
Implementation of a Standardized Feeding Protocol to Decrease the Risk of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in the NICU
(2020-05-16)
Purpose. The purpose of this quality improvement project is to minimize provider variability and modifiable risk factors associated with necrotizing enterocolitis [NEC] through the implementation of an evidence-based ...
Implementation and Evaluation of a “Golden Hour” Protocol in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
(2021-03-26)
BACKGROUND: The neonatal “Golden Hour” is the first hour of life following premature birth. This timeframe greatly influences risk factors related to mortality and morbidity. Use of a golden hour protocol to guide ...