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How to do NRP Skills Step by Step
Introduction This article provides healthcare providers with a step-by-step guide on how to successfully complete the NRP skills session as well as the E-sims portion of the NRP exam. The How to do NRP Skills Step by Step article does not reflect the upcoming Neonatal Resuscitation 8th edition guidelines. Initial Neonatal Resuscitation is all about being ready. If you are not ready, your resuscitation will be inefficient. This is why it’s essential to have your American Academy of Pediatrics NRP certification. We highly recommend that our students purchase the AAP Neonatal Resuscitation Program NRP 7th Edition Textbook prior to taking your exam and NRP skills. Preparation Preparation for a delivery…
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AHA ACLS, AHA NRP, All Services, Neonatal Intensive Care NICU, New Grad Maternal Child Program, NICU Track for New Grad RN's, Nursing Advocacy
Anticipating Neonatal Resuscitation
The American Academy of Pediatrics Neonatal Resuscitation Program, NRP, is a critical certification for all Obstetrical healthcare providers including midwives. Most importantly, anticipating plus performing effective neonatal resuscitation is the key for a successful outcome if neonatal cardiac or respiratory arrest occurs. Furthermore, Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses are responsible for attending High Risk deliveries. In addition, NICU nurses are also responsible for performing neonatal resuscitation as part of a team. It is important to understand that not every delivery is perfect. Even if the pregnancy is considered normal or healthy unexpected outcomes may occur. For these reason, it is imperative for Labor and Delivery plus Postpartum nurses to complete the…
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A Nurse's Story, AHA NRP, Neonatal Intensive Care NICU, New Grad Maternal Child Program, New Graduates of Nursing, NICU Track for New Grad RN's, Nursing Advocacy, Orange County, San Diego, Specialty
A NICU Nurse’s Story
It takes an extraordinary person to become a nurse. Even more so, it take a courageous individual to become a Neonatal Intensive Care nurse. Of my 50+ years of nursing in a variety of clinical settings I treasure my NICU experience the most. I remember “swaddling” and holding solitary infants each Christmas Eve. Embracing a tiny infant always made me feel complete. Any angst I may have felt throughout the day dissipated the moment I witnessed a baby continue to fight for their life in my arms. Moreover, I recall explaining all the IV lines and monitoring devices to the infant’s father who appeared shaken at the site of his…
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AHA NRP, All Services, BabyFriendly(tm) Policy, Breastfeeding Education, Labor and Delivery, Labor Delivery Track for New Grad RN's, Maternal Child Health, Neonatal Intensive Care NICU, New Grad Maternal Child Program, New Graduates of Nursing, NICU Track for New Grad RN's, Nursing Advocacy, Obstetric Track, Orange County, San Diego, Specialty
Become a Breastfeeding Advocate
Education for professionals, or the lack of it, has been and continues to be a barrier to breastfeeding. A healthcare provider’s attitude, personal beliefs and values can greatly impact a mother’s ability to initiate or maintain breastfeeding. Certainly, the lack of support from healthcare providers is related to the difficulties healthy women experience with breastfeeding. Despite efforts to improve breastfeeding management, healthcare professionals, including doctors and nurses, continue to give poor advice on this matter. Poor advice has taken different forms; sometimes it actually has been no advice. Moreover, patients wholeheartedly trust their primary nurses and doctors. Healthcare providers who are not proficient in breastfeeding promotion, initiation and protection may advice patients to…
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What every New Grad Nurse needs to know about Magnet Hospitals?
Magnet Hospitals outperform other hospitals in both recruiting and retaining nursing professionals, resulting in higher employee satisfaction and lower staff turn-around. The American Nurses Association and the American Nurses Credentialing Center formed the Magnet Recognition Program to maintain nursing excellence. Studies of the Magnet Hospitals showed that they were more likely to have nurses that are specialty-certified and to have employed more nurses with Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees than non-Magnet hospitals. As the percentage of nurses with BSN increases, so do positive patient outcomes. In fact, every 10% increase in hospital staff nurses with a BSN results in a 5% reduction in patient mortality. Nurses in Magnet…
