Tag Archives: NICU

Clinical decision support in the neonatal ICU

Clinical Decision Support (CDS) tools help the healthcare team diagnose, monitor, and treat patients more efficiently and consistently by executing clinical practice guidelines and recommendations. As a result, CDS has a direct impact on the delivery and healthcare outcomes. This … Continue reading

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Technology in the delivery room supporting the neonatal healthcare provider’s task

Very preterm infants are a unique and highly vulnerable group of patients that have a narrow physiological margin within which interventions are safe and effective. The increased understanding of the foetal to neonatal transition marks the intricacy of the rapid … Continue reading

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Music Therapy and Family-Integrated Care in the NICU

Using Heartbeat-Music Interventions to Promote Mother–Infant Bonding Family-integrated care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is the criterion standard. Parent–infant bonding may be an indicator of successful family involvement. Music therapy (MT) is a growing service in the NICU, … Continue reading

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Increasing Safe Sleep Practices in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

The purpose of this QI initiative was to increase the percentage of eligible infants being placed in safe sleep environments by registered nurses in a NICU. To view the article abstract click here

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vCreate video service launches multi-languages to support families with language barriers

The vCreate video system allows parents with a baby in a neonatal unit to view videos and photographs of their child through a virtual platform. The technology allows the secure sharing of videos and messages between clinical teams, patients and … Continue reading

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