High Risk Neonatal Nursing Care

Neonatal Sepsis
Speaker: Adrienne McIntyre RNC, MS, CNS

• Upon completion of this program the participant will be able to:
• Differentiate between early onset and late onset sepsis
• Discuss risk factors of early onset sepsis and determine the probability of early onset sepsis using the newborn sepsis calculator
• Describe the clinical management for the baby with sepsis

Neonatal Labs
Speaker: Tanya Kamka RNC-NIC, MSN

Upon completion of this program the participant will be able to:

• Understand cell differentiation and its application to the CBC with differential and platelets in the newborn period
• Review the clotting cascade and apply knowledge of its function to interpretation of clotting factor lab results in the newborn period.
• Identify abnormal electrolytes in infants by lab results & clinical symptomatology

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Speaker: Pam Wright MS, PNP

Upon completion of this program the participant will be able to:

• Identify 2 drugs associated with fetotoxic effects when taken in pregnancy
• Identify the physical and neurological problems of the drug exposed baby
• Describe the differences between a “toxicity” and a withdrawal state after delivery of a drug exposed infant
• Recall two medications that are recommended for the treatment of opiate withdrawal in infants