Neonatal Nursing Fellowship Class- Metabolic and Nutrition
This course was designed to give nurses a working knowledge of neonatal nutrition and metabolic functions.
Target Audience
Registered nurses
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, the learner will be able to:
- Discuss care priorities related to common NICU procedures.
- Discuss the use of TPN for nutritional support of the neonate and demonstrate knowledge via case studies.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply breastfeeding support in the NICU via case study responses.
- State interventions to support feeding in the neonate with dysphagia.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 4.0 contact hour(s).
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 4.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 4.00 Attendance