“Positioning for Comfort and Growth”
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Philips Healthcare presents…A program in the Better Outcomes webinar series
“Positioning for Comfort and Growth”
Advances in neonatal care have led to significant changes in the survival rates of high-risk babies, although there remains significant morbidity related to the individual neonate’s immaturity, prematurity and severity of disease. Positioning and developmental care practices may help to mitigate related complications by promoting positive growth and healing. This CE activity will discuss motor and musculoskeletal development, the use of therapeutic positioning, and positioning to prevent unplanned extubation.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe key aspects of motor and musculoskeletal development.
- Discuss the use of therapeutic positioning.
- Identify protocols that may be used for positioning for sleep.
- Discuss positioning to prevent unplanned extubation.
Presenter:
Terese Verklan, RN, CCNS, PhD, FAAN, Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing in Galveston, TX
There is no cost for this program.
Target audience: Nursing
Continuing Education Credit:
- Nursing: This education activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour. Provider approved by California Board of Nursing, Provider # 14477 and the Florida Board of Nursing Provider # 50-17032.
Please register to watch the webinar. Once you have completed viewing the webinar, you will able to log onto www.saxetesting.com/bo and complete the evaluation and post-test to receive your CE certificate of completion.
NOTE: It will appear you are registering for the live program on Feb. 22. Once you register you will obtain access to these two CE accredited on-demand webinars:
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia: A Clinical Overview
Positioning for Comfort and Growth
