{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Frequency of Skin-to-Skin Contact for Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Activity Steps

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Identify the benefits of SSC for neonates.
  2. Recognize the mode of respiratory support most common among the neonates receiving SSC in the study.
  3. Select the results of the study of SSC for infants born before 29 weeks of gestation that demonstrate the effects of a nursing education intervention.

Learning Outcomes

Healthcare providers will demonstrate knowledge of a quality improvement project evaluating the implementation of a skin-to-skin care (SSC) clinical practice guideline for infants born before 29 weeks of gestation by achieving a minimum score of 70% on the outcomes-based posttest.
Price: $24.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 2.5 CH
  • DC - BON 2.5 CH
  • FL - BON 2.5 CH
  • GA - BON 2.5 CH

Lippincott Professional Development is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development 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: JPNN0721B
Published: Jul/Sep 2021
Expires: 9/6/2024
Required Passing Score: 8/10 (80%)
Authors: Helen Nation, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, N-CPT; Lauren Sanlorenzo, MD, MPH; Kiersten Lebar, DNP, MMHC, CPNP-AC; Debra Brandon, PhD, RN, CNS, FAAN