The goal of this course is to help nurses learn about several major medical problems faced by newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) – including babies having mothers with diabetes, intraventricular hemorrhage, cerebral palsy, asphyxia, hydrocephalus, digestive disorders and much more.
Course Publication Date:
April 28, 2020
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
one year unlimited membership!
| Author: | Anita Rothera-Delaney RN, BS |
| Course No: | NICU042320 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.00 |
| Delivery Method: | Online Self Study |
| Category: | Pediatric Medicine
Medical & Surgical Issues
Peri-Natal Medicine
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Learning Objectives
Describe two possible digestive disorders of high-risk newborns.
State three types of congenital heart defects.
Discuss the condition of congestive heart failure.
Name two respiratory disorders common to babies in NICU.
Name two blood disorders common to babies in NICU.
Name three different causes of birth defects in newborns.
Discuss substance exposure for newborns.
Discuss sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Discuss periventricular leukomalacia.
Define cerebral palsy and state the incidence of occurrence.
Discuss disorders that could happen to a newborn infant of a diabetic mother.
Identify symptoms of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH).
Discuss the grades of IVH.
List four complications of asphyxia that could occur.
Discuss how hydrocephalus occurs and five symptoms that may result.
Describe how/why seizures occur.