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381. Shadowing (doc file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Shadowing Another Professional Tool Problem Statement: Health care delivery is a multidisciplinary practice that requires coordination of care among different professions and provider types. However, health care providers often do not understand other disciplines’ daily responsibilities, teamwork, and communication iss…

382. Obsrounds (doc file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Observing Patient Care Rounds Problem statement: Interdisciplinary rounds are in the best interest of patients. Poor communication among staff is a root cause of many patient adverse and sentinel events. Communication among disciplines can be improved if viewed through the eyes of an objective observer. What are obser…

383. Module 3: Best Practices in Pressure Injury Prevention (doc file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Module 3: Best Practices in Pressure Injury Prevention Module 3: Best Practices in Pressure Injury Prevention Module Aim The aim of this module is to support your efforts to use best practices as outlined in the Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals Toolkit in this hospital’s Pressure Injury Prevention Program. Mo…

384. How To Measure Pressure Injury Rates and Prevention Practices
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     June 02, 2025 - How To Measure Pressure Injury Rates and Prevention Practices How To Measure Pressure Injury Rates and Prevention Practices ADD Hospital Name Here Module 5 1 Basic Quality Improvement Principle If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it. 2 2 Quality Improvement Principle Pressure injury rates and preven…

385. Module 4: How To Implement the Pressure Injury Prevention Program in Your Organization (doc file)
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     June 02, 2025 - How can IT professionals help with communicating about the program?

386. How To Implement the Pressure Injury Prevention Program in Your Organization
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module4/module4_pu-implementation_slides.pptx
     June 02, 2025 - How To Implement the Pressure Injury Prevention Program in Your Organization How To Implement the Pressure Injury Prevention Program in Your Organization ADD Hospital Name here Module 4 What We Have Done Thus Far Up to this point, you have: Looked at your organization’s readiness to improve pressure injury preventi…

387. Best Practices in Pressure Injury Prevention
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     June 02, 2025 - Best Practices in Pressure Injury Prevention Best Practices in Pressure Injury Prevention ADD Hospital Name Module 3 Best Practices Best practices are those care processes—based on literature and expert opinion—that represent the best ways we currently know of preventing pressure injuries in the hospital. AHRQ Pati…

388. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Characteristics ■ Need for supplemental oxygen at 36 weeks postmenstrual age, with radiographic changes on chest x-ray (bilateral, diffuse hazy lungs; interstitial thickening; increased lung inflation). ■ Symptoms: …

389. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Apnea Of Prematurity (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Apnea Of Prematurity Apnea Of Prematurity Characteristics ■ Respiratory pause for at least 20 seconds, or a pause that is accompanied by bradycardia (heart rate <100 bpm), cyanosis, or pallor in an infant <37 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA). ■ Types of apnea: – Central…

390. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Gastroesophageal Reflux (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Gastroesophageal Reflux Gastroesophageal Reflux Characteristics ■ Common problem in premature infants. – Lower esophageal sphincter hypotonia. – Transient relaxation of the esophageal sphincter. – Less frequent esophageal peristaltic activity. – Delayed gastric em…

391. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Neurodevelopment (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Neurodevelopment Neurodevelopment Risk Factors for Poor Neurodevelopmental Outcome ■ Developmental progress may be variable for motor and language skills. ■ BPD, even in the absence of overt brain injury, is a risk factor for neurodevelopmental delay. ■ Peri- or intra…

392. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Ostomy Care (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Ostomy Care Ostomy Care Ostomy Basics ■ An ostomy is usually temporary and created as part of a staged surgical approach to divert fecal matter, allow for resolution of inflammation, and to provide time for infant to grow and stabilize. ■ Often has 2 parts: proximal o…

393. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Short Bowel Syndrome (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Short Bowel Syndrome Short Bowel Syndrome Pathophysiology ■ Functional disorder caused by alterations of normal intestinal anatomy and physiology. ■ Shortened bowel combined with malabsorption; dependent on parenteral nutrition >3 months. ■ May result from: necrotizin…

394. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Patent Ductus Arteriosus (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Patent Ductus Arteriosus Patent Ductus Arteriosus Characteristics ■ A persistent open connection beyond 3 months of age between the pulmonary artery and the aorta with blood flow from the aorta to the pulmonary artery. ■ An open ductus may lead to: – Congestive heart…

395. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Sleep in Preterm Infants (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Sleep in Preterm Infants Sleep in Preterm Infants SIDS ■ Preterm infants are known to be at higher risk for SIDS; high-risk period lasts up to 10 months. ■ To reduce risk: – Use supine positioning on a firm mattress with no fluffy or loose bedding. – Be sure the in…

396. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Nephrocalcinosis (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Nephrocalcinosis Nephrocalcinosis Characteristics ■ Renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced kidney function and hematuria. ■ Seen with renal ultrasound, or occasionally on plain radiographs of the kidneys. ■ Resul…

397. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Tracheostomies (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Tracheostomies Tracheostomies Tracheostomy Basics ■ Indications: upper airway obstruction, long term ventilation, ease of pulmonary toilet, to protect the airway. ■ Tube selection based on: – Indication for tracheostomy. – Tracheal width/length/shape. – Upper a…

398. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Breast Milk (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Breast Milk Breast Milk Benefits ■ Optimal food for almost all infants regardless of gestational age. ■ Has been shown to improve subsequent mental development in term/preterm infants as well as provide enhanced protection against infection. ■ Premature infants with …

399. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Medications (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Medications M ed ic a ti o n In d ic a ti o n U su a l D o si n g R eg im en R ec o m m en d ed M o n it o ri n g Si d e Ef fe ct s W h en T o S to p A lb ut er ol (V en to lin H FA ® ) o r L ev al bu te ro l (X op en ex H F…

400. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Vision Screening and Retinopathy (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Vision Screening and Retinopathy Vision Screening and Retinopathy of Prematurity Visual Deficits Seen in Preterm Infants ■ High-risk infants are more likely to have permanent visual deficits and/or show a delay in visual development that persists until adolescence. ■ …