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Eat, Sleep, Console: Reducing NICU Admissions of Infants With Prenatal Opioid Exposure
 Eat, Sleep, Console: Reducing NICU Admissions of Infants With Prenatal Opioid Exposure 1024 575 Lauren Dembeck
By: Lauren Dembeck

Focusing on non-pharmacological care, emphasizing mother-baby bonding, and natural infant behaviors may keep infants out of the NICU, but other barriers may limit implementation. Infants exposed to opioids in utero may experience withdrawal symptoms after birth, which can vary in severity depending on many factors, such as length of exposure and type of opioid. In…

The Nurse Perception of Infant Condition (NPIC) Scale: A Tool for NICU Nurses to Evaluate Neonatal Well-being
 The Nurse Perception of Infant Condition (NPIC) Scale: A Tool for NICU Nurses to Evaluate Neonatal Well-being 1024 683 Jessica Nye, PhD
By: Jessica Nye, PhD
Baby in NICU

Investigators from Nationwide Children’s Hospital developed a tool for nurses to use when assessing a neonate’s wellbeing, called the Nurse Perception of Infant Condition (NPIC) Scale. “For neonates, it was hard to find a scale that was relevant and would allow us to measure anything for research,” says Christine A. Fortney, PhD, RN, FPCN, FAAN,…

Choking Education an Important Element of Care for Prader-Willi Syndrome Families
 Choking Education an Important Element of Care for Prader-Willi Syndrome Families 1024 575 Katie Brind'Amour, PhD, MS, CHES
By: Katie Brind'Amour, PhD, MS, CHES

Choking prevention and intervention education offer a simple way to address this common cause of death among PWS patients. Individuals with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) suffer from poor oral muscle control, generalized low muscle tone that can make it hard to swallow properly, a poor gag reflex and an insatiable desire to eat. Together with a…