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Description

This article has been approved by the National Association for Neonatal Nurses Certification Board for Category B credit toward recertification as an NNP.

Purpose of Activity

To provide information on the effects of early intervention on quantitative parameters of sucking in preterm infants.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Discern issues related to oral feeding in preterm infants and the effects of interventions on the duration of sucking.
  2. Recognize the effects of early intervention on efficiency, frequency, and morphology parameters of sucking in preterm infants.
Price: $17.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 1.5 CH
  • DC - BON 1.5 CH
  • FL - BON 1.5 CH
  • GA - BON 1.5 CH

Lippincott Professional Development is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Professional Development is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing, Florida Board of Nursing, and Georgia Board of Nursing, #50-1223.







Test Code: ANC0419
Published: April 2019
Expires: 6/7/2024
Required Passing Score: 13/17 (76%)
Authors: Angela Grassi, PhD; Giada Sgherri, MD; Olena Chorna, MM, CCRP; Viviana Marchi, MD; Luigi Gagliardi, MD; Francesca Cecchi, PhD; Cecilia Laschi, PhD; Andrea Guzzetta, MD, PhD
Categories: Neonatal , Nutrition , Pediatrics
Topics: Feeding , Preterm , Sucking