The NRP 8th Edition introduces a new educational methodology to better meet the needs of health care professionals who manage the newly born baby. Available for purchase at https://www.aap.org/textbook-of-neonatal-resuscitation-8th-edition-paperback/ (NOTE: This book features a full text reading experience. Click a chapter title to access content.)
Lesson 3: Initial Steps of Newborn Care
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Published:June 2021
"Initial Steps of Newborn Care", Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation, Gary M. Weiner, MD, FAAP, Jeanette Zaichkin, RN, MN, NNP-BC
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What you will learn:
▪ How to perform a rapid evaluation
▪ The initial steps of newborn care
▪ How to determine if additional steps are required
▪ What to do if a baby has persistent cyanosis or labored breathing
▪ How to use a pulse oximeter and interpret the results
▪ How to give supplemental oxygen
▪ When to consider using continuous positive airway pressure
▪ What to do when meconium-stained amniotic fluid is present
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