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The use of enteral sterile water feeds for the treatment of hypernatremia in extremely low birth weight infants

Monday, June 17, 2013 : 4:20 PM

Title: The use of enteral sterile water feeds for the treatment of hypernatremia in extremely low birth weight infants

Presidential A (Gaylord Opryland)
Amy Bieda, PhD, APRN, PNP-BC, NNP-BC , Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Discipline: Advanced Practice (AP)

Learning Objectives:
  1. Identify factors that lead to hypernatremia in extremely low birth weight infants
  2. Describe two clinical findings in premature infants with hypernatremia
  3. describe the theory related to using sterile water feeds for treating hypernatremia