PC3 - Strategies That Decrease Length of Stay (LOS) for Neonates Experiencing Neonatal Opiate Withdrawal (NOW)

In the past decade, there has been a fourfold increase in drug dependent newborns prenatally exposed to opiates. Discover fetal neural chemistry changes that result in specific neonatal abstinence symptoms. Explore methods of integrating reliable assessments, collaborative nursing and pharmacologic interventions, as well as parent partnering that will decrease LOS. Clarify most often-misinterpreted items on the Finnegan NAS. Leave energized to share new resources, assessments, and care environment changes that will reduce LOS