This second edition of The ABCs of Genetics outlines the basic principles of human genetics. This publication is intended to help the reader understand genetic inheritance patterns and the common neonatal conditions that have genetic underpinnings.

Module: Antibiotics: Do Minutes Make a Difference?

Purpose

CNE Now! is an ongoing series of peer-reviewed educational modules that will help neonatal nurses acquire and reinforce knowledge in essential areas of neonatal care. This aim is accomplished through an instructional format that includes information on physiology and pathophysiology, management strategies, ways to involve parents and families, and areas for further research, along with clinical practice pearls and an engaging crossword puzzle as a learning assessment tool.

Module: Interpretation of Blood Gases

Purpose

CNE Now! is an ongoing series of peer-reviewed educational modules that will help neonatal nurses acquire and reinforce knowledge in essential areas of neonatal care. This aim is accomplished through an instructional format that includes information on physiology and pathophysiology, management strategies, ways to involve parents and families, and areas for further research, along with clinical practice pearls and an engaging crossword puzzle as a learning assessment tool.

Module: Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Purpose

CNE Now! is an ongoing series of peer-reviewed educational modules that will help neonatal nurses acquire and reinforce knowledge in essential areas of neonatal care. This aim is accomplished through an instructional format that includes information on physiology and pathophysiology, management strategies, ways to involve parents and families, and areas for further research, along with clinical practice pearls and an engaging crossword puzzle as a learning assessment tool.

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Developmental Care of Newborns and Infants offers evidence-based guidelines for interdisciplinary, developmentally supportive caregiving for infants and their families, beginning with contemplation of the birth and continuing through the delivery room and neonatal intensive care unit experiences, the transition to home, and the time following discharge. 

This purchase gives you access to all 27 modules, with 38 CNE contact hours. A summary of each module can be accessed by clicking each individual title.

Developmental Care State of the Science - 1.5 CNE contact hours

Module Summary
Although developmental care has been in existence for decades, research to support many aspects of this type of care continues to evolve. More work is needed to either support or refute developmental care recommendations for extremely-low-birth-weight through full-term sick infants.

Theoretical Perspective for Developmentally Supportive Care - 1.5 CNE contact hours

Module Summary
An appreciation of the evolution and neurobiological social context of developing human newborns provides an understanding of observable behavior. When professional caregivers understand the newborn infant's behavior, it informs and guides all human interaction within the newborn intensive care unit (NICU). The Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP®; South Attlesboro, MA) has been implemented and explored for the past 25 years and has been shown to support the preterm infant's emerging development.

Quality Indicators: Using the Universe of Developmental Care - 1.5 CNE contact hours

Module Summary
Developmental care is practiced around the world, yet a concise definition has yet to be universally accepted. Until the practice is standardized, comparisons between and within units will remain fraught with difficulty. The Universe of Developmental Care (UDC) Model is the first reformulation of the conceptual foundation of developmental care since Synactive Theory. The UDC places the individual patient at the center (core) of care. Evidence-based outcomes relating to the external environment and new therapies arising from internal medicine are incorporated in the UDC as primary care practices grounded on the common surface shared by body and environment. Core measures are quantifiable care practices that manifest at a defined surface of care that can be either disease-dependent or disease-independent. Core measures are measures of care based on evidence. The UDC model postulates that infants, families, staff, and the environment share a common surface that must be attended to for all aspects of physical, psychological, and emotional well-being. Specific examples of disease-independent core measures of developmental care are detailed in this chapter. The concept of core measures further refines the tenets of developmental care and offers practical approaches to practice, education, and research. Additionally, the chapter offers a methodology to introduce and evaluate change within the NICU. Foundationally, the UDC model and its definition of core measures manifest a philosophy of change in healthcare based on evidence of improved outcomes for infants and families worldwide.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Environmen - 1 CNE contact hour

Module Summary
The NICU environment has a tremendous impact on developing neonates. Recommendations for NICU design and research studies have addressed the relationship between environmental elements and potential outcomes for neonates and families. The environment and other factors external to neonates and families are part of developmental care; one cannot be considered without the other. Emerging research suggests the NICU environment must be as protective to the neonate as the womb is to the fetus. The NICU must nurture and promote positive growth.