“Positioning for Comfort and Growth”
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“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
Speaker:
M. Terese Verklan, PhD, CCNS, RNC, FAAN, Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
There is no cost for this program.
Target audience: Nurses
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
