30226 Neonatal Resuscitation, Stabilization, and Transport

What you'll learn

Course overview

Many nurses working in rural healthcare have limited knowledge of the respiratory requirements for neonatal stabilization and transports. This lack of knowledge may jeopardize the care of neonates born in emergency rooms in these facilities. Weve shown that the farther women have to drive to get maternal care, the higher the morbidity and mortality rates become, said Dr. Liedtke, a member of the Texas Medical Associations Committee on Reproductive, Womens, and Perinatal Health. In rural United States counties not adjacent to urban areas, loss of hospital-based obstetric services, compared with counties with continual services, was associated with increases in out-of-hospital and preterm births and births in hospitals without obstetric units in the following year; the latter also occurred in urban-adjacent counties. These findings may inform planning and policy regarding rural obstetric services. This program covers neonatal resuscitation, stabilization, and transport. Topics include the key steps of neonatal resuscitation according to the most recent Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) guidelines, including indications for positive pressure ventilation, chest compressions, and medication administration; stabilization strategies used in the delivery room and NICU setting, including airway management, oxygenation, ventilation support, and thermoregulation; essential considerations for the safe transport of neonatal patients, including preparation of the transport environment, communication protocols, and equipment readiness; and interdisciplinary collaboration required during neonatal resuscitation and transport, including the roles of respiratory therapy, nursing, neonatology, and transport teams. There is also a discussion about how implicit bias may impact healthcare.