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Parent and Nurse Attitudes towards Parental Engagement in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
(2014-07-30)
A significant group of parents with babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) fail to build strong relationships with the nurses caring for their babies. Many parents feel unsupported and unwelcome at the bedside ...
Factors Affecting Heated Humidity and Condensation in Neonates Receiving Respiratory Support
(2014-07-30)
The optimal goal when providing heated humidification to neonates receiving respiratory support is to mimic natural gas conditioning with core temperature at 37°C, 100% saturation with water vapor, and absolute humidity ...
Facilitating Breastfeeding in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Identifying Barriers
(2016-06)
The evidence for the use of human milk as the gold standard in infant nutrition is well documented. The American Academy of Pediatrics,1 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Surgeon General,2 the ...
Outcomes of Infants Admitted Under the Golden Hour: A Quality Improvement Initiative
(2018-05-12)
Background: The “golden hour” refers to the first hour of a premature infant’s life. Golden hour protocols focus on thermoregulation, prompt initiation of intravenous fluids, prompt initiation of antibiotics, and timely ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...