AWHONN Convention
 

Sessions

Timeliness of Metabolic Screens

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Title: Timeliness of Metabolic Screens

Longhorn Hall D (Gaylord Grapevine)
Sarah Lynn Copple, BSN, RNC-MNN , Maternity Services, UnityPoint Health- Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
Kim A. Killpack, MSN, RNC-MNN , Maternity Services, UnityPoint Health Des Moines - Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, IA

Discipline: Obstetric (OB), Neonatal (N)

Learning Objectives:
  • Describe the countermeasures used to help improve the timeliness of newborn screen collection in Maternity Services at UnityPoint Health- Des Moines.
  • Identify the time in which collection was changed to meet the goal.
  • Identify who the team collaborated with in this process to improve the timeliness of Metabolic Screens.

    • Submission Description:
    Timeliness of the collection of the Metabolic Screen can make a difference in the outcome of a newborn. By decreasing the time from the newborn's birth to the State Hygienic Laboratory receiving it, we were able to impact the care of the newborns at UnityPoint Health- Des Moines.

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