Improvement in Preterm Infant Hypothermia By the Implementation of a Best Practice Bundle

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Title: Improvement in Preterm Infant Hypothermia By the Implementation of a Best Practice Bundle

Promenade Ballroom (Long Beach Convention Center)
Donna S. Bowman, DNP, FNP-BC, RNC-OB, EFM-C , Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT
Kathy LiVolsi, MHA, BSN, RNC , Nursing Administration, Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT

Discipline: Childbearing (CB), Newborn Care (N)

Learning Objectives:
  • Discuss the risks of hypothermia in the preterm infant.
  • Describe current best practices
  • Discuss the importance interprofessional collaboration and of data dissemination in improving outcomes

    • Submission Description:
    Faced with poor performance in comparison to peer groups, we developed a hypothermia prevention best practice bundle for preterm neonates to optimize outcomes in this population. As a result of the new protocol there was an improvement in admission temperatures in preterm infants admitted to the NICU.

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