ADVANCED NEWBORN HEALTH CARE

Welcome to the Advanced New-born Health Care

This course is designed to support /assist students to identify physiological changes of the newborn during transition, potential risks in adaptation, and appropriate interventions. Students will employ critical thinking skills to create safe systems, environments, and practice and learn to anticipate, recognize and respond to maternal and newborn emergencies in a professional and skillful manner.

In addition, students will apply growth and development theory, identify patterns and risk factors for mother and infant, and work as members of an interdisciplinary team. In order to support evidence-based practice, students will learn to access research evidence for newborn care, Apply principles of family-centered care, social justice, and ethical care in a low resource context. Competently perform neonatal resuscitation skills including effective bag / mask ventilation, chest compressions, medication administration, and post resuscitation care.  Evaluate emerging technologies in the context of a low resource setting. Developmental care, kangaroo mother care, etc...

Exhibit commitment to social justice by treating all infants and their families equitably and with dignity and respect.