Decreasing Newborn Readmissions for Hyperbilirubinemia
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Title: Decreasing Newborn Readmissions for Hyperbilirubinemia
Promenade Ballroom (Long Beach Convention Center)
Beverly VanderWal, MN, RNC-OB
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Women's and Infant Services, Spectrum Health, Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI
Charmaine L. Kyle, MSN, RN, EFM-C
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Quality, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI
Christina Pries, MSN, RN, CNOR
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Women's and Infant's Service, Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI
Renee Stuller, MSN, RN
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Quality Department and Mail Code 087, Spectrum Health Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI
Discipline: Childbearing (CB), Newborn Care (N)
Learning Objectives:
1. The learner will be able to identify infants at greatest risk for readmission due to hyperbilirubinemia
2. The learner will be able to describe the process for screening and interpretation of transcutaneous or serum bilirubin results
3. The learner will be able to state 4 interventions to support breastfeeding for infants with transcutaneous or serum bilirubin results in the high intermediate and high risk zones
Submission Description:
This presentation will describe the development and implementation of a standard algorithm for assessment, prevention and management of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn. Implementation of the algorithm resulted in a 23% reduction in newborn readmissions.
