NNP Education 101
What degree is the first step?
hat is a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)?
What is the NICU?
What is the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
What are vital signs?
specifically temperature, pulse (heart rate), respiration rate, and blood pressure
What is up to 28 days old (or term age)?
The neonatal period
What is NICU experience?
What is Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) experience
What is a well newborn nursery?
the section of a hospital maternity unit where healthy, full-term newborn babies are cared for after delivery,
What is intubation/resuscitation?
a medical procedure to insert a tube into the windpipe to create a clear airway and support breathing
What is a premature infant?
a baby born before 37 full weeks of pregnancy (gestation) have been completed.
What is a DNP?
What is a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)?
What is Level IV?
the highest possible designation for a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
What is support/education?
Offering empathy and reassurance to help parents navigate the anxiety and trauma of having a baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
What is prematurity?
the condition of a baby being born before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy
What is the NCC?
What is the National Certification Corporation (NCC)
What are follow-up clinics?
specialized outpatient clinics designed to monitor the long-term health and developmental progress of infants who were born prematurely or had significant medical complications after birth
What are diagnostic tests/labs/x-rays?
various medical procedures used to identify or monitor diseases, conditions, and injuries in a patient
What is RDS ?
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
What is 4-6+ years?
What is approximately four to six years or more?
Who are neonatologists?
Neonatologists are highly specialized pediatricians who focus exclusively on the medical care of newborn infants
What is the treatment/care plan?
personalized roadmap developed by a healthcare team that outlines the entire strategy for managing a patient’s health condition or recovery from an injury.
What is low birth weight?
less than 5 pounds, 8 ounces