Hot & Cold
This mechanism, otherwise known as nonshivering thermogenesis, is the most important means of heat production in the neonate.
What is Brown Fat Metabolism
The average heart rate range for a NICU baby
100-200 bpm
This condition is one of the most common respiratory problems in neonates and is defined by the cessation of breathing for 20 seconds or more if accompanied by cyanosis, pallor, or bradycardia.
What is apnea of prematurity?
Safety equipment required at every NICU beside
What are
Neopuff w/correct mask
pnuemo kit
monitor alarms
emergency drug sheet
wall suction (80-100 mmHg)
bulb syringe
What is clustered care?
This mode is used to maintain a baby's temp at a constant temperature by changing the environment around the baby.
What is baby mode/servo mode?
List 4 signs/symptoms of respiratory distress
What is nasal flaring, tugging, retractions, grunting, tachypnea, cyanosis, altered mental status?
Additional Checks that you should do at the beginning, of your shift.
What is Check patient ID bands?
The developmental technique that exposes the baby to certain intensities of light during the day and reducing light at night. This typically starts around 32 weeks gestation.
What is light cycling?
The four mechanisms of heat loss
What are Conduction, Evaporation, Convection, and Radiation?
The measurements that are taken on every NICU admission
What are weight, length, head circumference, and (abdominal circumference)?
The white, milky substance that is produced in the lungs to help keep our alveoli open during inhalation and exhalation.
What is surfactant?
Preventing falls in the NICU
What is ensuring isolette portholes are closed and side walls are locked?
A technique that can allow parents to provide therapeutic touch if they are unable to hold their baby.
What is a hand hug or comfort touch?
The hormone released in response to cold stress
What is norepinephrine?
The normal temperature range for a NICU baby
What is 36.5C - 37.5C?
A disease state that is caused by delayed clearance of lung fluid after birth, commonly seen after a c-section.
What is Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)?
A good review of this at the beginning and throughout your shift
What are MD orders?
The four key concepts to consider when thinking about positioning a NICU baby.
What are flexion, midline, containment, and comfort?
A common assessment finding in neonates where the accessory muscles pull to support the work of the lungs.
What are retractions?
A common respiratory disease in neonates caused by their insufficiency of surfactant production and structural immaturity of the lungs. S/S include increased work of breathing, retractions and grunting.
What is respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)?
What is checking your respiratory support settings and FiO2?
This is the last sense to develop in a neonate, but one that they are often overexposed to in the NICU.
What is the visual sense?