NE4: Handle with Care: The Golden Hour and Resuscitation and Stabilization of the Very Low Birthweight Infant

Title: NE4: Handle with Care: The Golden Hour and Resuscitation and Stabilization of the Very Low Birthweight Infant

Disciplines: Newborn Care (N)

Learning Objectives:
  • Define the significance of the golden hour
  • Describe the importance of teamwork and communication before, during and after the golden hour
  • Disucss the unique physiologic needs of the preterm Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) baby and measures to promote optimal outcomes

    • Submission Description:
    This session focuses on the key aspects of care for the very low birthweight infant during the first minutes to hours of life. Highlights will include the importance of teamwork and communication, unique physiological needs of the very preterm baby and measures to promote normothermia, respiratory stabilization and neuroprotection.
    Sunday, June 14, 2015: 3:30 PM-4:45 PM
    Grand Ballroom 2 (Long Beach Convention Center)
    Presenting Author:
    Cynthia Jensen, RN, MS, CNS
    Moderator:
    Cheryl K. Roth, PhD, WHNP-BC, RNC-OB, RNFA
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