Course Code: REL-ACU-0-PSN
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Identify the common stressors of parents with an infant in the NICU and the relationship between parental stress and infant health.
Recall interventions for parental stress and coping and how to use them in practice.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: The Challenges of the NICU
A NICU Admission
Epidemiology
Attachment Theory and Infant Health
The Long-term Effects of a NICU Stay
Section 3: Parental Needs and Stressors
Patient and Family Centered Care
The Psychosocial Needs of Families in the NICU
PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder
Stressors Outside the NICU
Section 4: Supporting NICU Parents
Practical Suggestions for Promoting Parental Self-Care
The Core Components of Parental Empowerment
Fostering Open Communication
Screening for Parental Stress
Involvement in Daily Rounding
Parental Support Groups
Teaching Families to Care for their Baby
Section 5: Clinical Vignette
Meet Mabel, Joe, and Kylie
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Writer: Claire Hartman, RN, IBCLC
Claire Hartman is a Lead SME writer in Obstetrics for Clinical Solutions at Relias. She has a clinical background in both high-risk obstetrics at a large teaching hospital and in a free-standing community birth center. She has a passion for supporting families experiencing perinatal loss and has led a community support group for bereaved families.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Beginner level Social Workers; Nursing Personnel; in the following settings: Hospitals: Acute.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.