AWHONN Convention
 

Sessions

H6C - Let’s Stay Together: An Innovative Approach to Transitioning Newborns at the Bedside through the Use of a Neonatal Transition Nurse

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 : 9:15 AM

Title: H6C - Let’s Stay Together: An Innovative Approach to Transitioning Newborns at the Bedside through the Use of a Neonatal Transition Nurse

Texas 1-3 (Gaylord Grapevine)
Terri L Preston, MS, RNC-OB , Women's Center - Labor & Delivery/Mother-Baby, Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK

Discipline: Obstetric (OB), Neonatal (N), Professional Issues (PI)

Learning Objectives:
  • Describe process for creating new positions.
  • Identify methods for implementing new processes.
  • Identify components of successful new program or processes.

    • Submission Description:
    The purpose of this presentation is to introduce the innovative role of a Neonatal Transition Nurse (NTN) to provide a higher level of bedside care at delivery with a goal of preventing mother and newborn separation. The current emphasis on rooming in & family centered care helped to identify the need for minimizing NICU admissions for transition related issues. This need was met through the creation of a neonatal transition nurse role.

    See more of: H6 -Oral Presentations on Newborn Topics
    << Previous Abstract | Next Abstract