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2025 NICU Education Days
October 24, 2025
Contact: Michele Trautman
Target Audience
Registered Nurse
Learning Objectives
- At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to set up the criticool machine, start thermoregulation and discontinue thermoregulation on an infant receiving therapeutic hypothermia.
- At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to set up the aEEG monitor and show correct placement of the aEEG needles.
- At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to set up the exchange transfusion kit and the 2 stop-cock method procedure for a patient receiving an exchange transfusion.
- At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to state the correct ml/min calculation of blood extraction and administration during an exchange transfusion.
- At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to demonstrate correct steps of NRP during a neonatal resuscitation.
- At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to document a neonatal resuscitation in the EHR.
- At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able assist with a needle aspiration procedure.
- At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to set up a chest tube drainage kit and state how to troubleshoot when it is not functioning properly.
- At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to work as a team and complete tasks to admit a neonate born at <32 weeks gestation.
- At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to set up tubing and draw blood work from a peripheral arterial line.
- At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to set up and draw blood work from an umbilical arterial line.
- At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to set up and draw blood work from an umbilical venous line.
- At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to secure an endotracheal tube for a neonate using the “h tape method”.
Additional Information
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Michele Trautman BSN, RNC-NIC
Patti Miller MSN, RNC-NIC
Maria Pompei BSN
Kaitlyn Smith BSN
Holly Archambo BSN
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.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.
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 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 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