Preventing the Preventable
This is one of the most effective ways to identify pregnancy complications before they contribute to potential adverse outcomes such as HIE.
What is regular prenatal care?
HIE causes various consequences on a patient but is caused by what specific event?
What is the lack of oxygen and blood flow to the brain?
This model of care recognizes that parents and caregivers are essential partners in planning and providing care for a child with complex medical needs.
What is family centered care?
A patient consistently misses appointments despite wanting prenatal care. Before assuming non-compliance, the nurse should first assess for these underlying factors
What are barriers to care?
This is a major tool used when a baby is born to begin to assess a baby’s overall wellness and can be used to assess if a patient may have HIE.
What is the APGAR score?
Children with severe HIE can place significant emotional, physical, and financial demands on caregivers. Nurses should routinely assess for this common family challenge.
What is caregiver burnout?
Research suggests that increasing the number of prenatal appointments alone may not improve attendance among socially vulnerable mothers. What additional strategies are needed?
What is reducing barriers to care through outreach, transportation assistance, and culturally safe care?
This is the name for the condition when fingers are permanently curled towards the palm. Bonus point: this is used to treat this condition.
What are contractures?
Bonus point: splints
This family centered communication technique asks caregivers to explain information back in their own words to confirm understanding.
What is the teach back method?