Foundations of Neonatal Care: A Comprehensive Competency-Based Orientation Program
CD-ROM (NANN, 2006)
Angela Burd, MSN RNC APN-C CCNS
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Foundations of Neonatal Care, a didactic competency-based orientation (CBO) program, is designed to adapt to the orientee’s past experience and self-evaluation to master core competencies essential to caring for ill infants. The CBO program includes checklists and performance criteria for the clinical portion and slideshow modules and notes for the classroom or independent learning portion.

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Clinical portion

• Competency-based orientation expanded manual and checklist
  The competency-based expanded manual describes the performance criteria and the checklist is an accompanying tool to record progress. As the orientee completes or practices the skills under the performance criteria column, the preceptor initials the column on the master checklist. The orientee is expected to perform competently on the core competencies and inform preceptors of learning needs to achieve performance criteria.

• Teaching tools
  Teaching tools are a reference to common procedures or nursing care in the NICU and include

• chest tube
• continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
• intravenous line (IV) teaching tool
• low birth weight teaching tool
• peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)
• peripheral arterial line/umbilical artery or venous catheter

• C.A.R.E. (calculation, admission, reference, and equipment) quick reference cards
  The calculation, admission, reference, and equipment (C.A.R.E.) cards contain basic clinical information are designed to be used as a quick reference at the bedside.
• Timeline suggestions
  The timeline includes objectives, suggestions for patient assignments, and order of competency based orientation modules. CBO is based on the orientee’s learning need; this is a framework for designing individual plans.
• Assignment request
  A tool designed to request a specific skill or type of patient assignment to help meet the performance criteria on the CBO checklist. It is used as a communication tool for the person who is making shift assignments.
• Organization checklist
  A scavenger hunt to familiarize the orientee with the unit layout and where to find supplies. The orientee can work independently and with the preceptor.
• Routines in the neonatal intensive care unit
  This form is designed to be completed by the orientee and preceptor together to acclimate the orientee to the unit.
• Evaluation tools
  An evaluation tool to monitor orientee and preceptor progress which can be used as needed or on a routine basis such as initial, midpoint, and final evaluations.

Classroom or independent learning portion

• Slideshow modules and accompanying lecturer notes
  There are ten slideshow modules and accompanying lecturer notes in this program. The module content varies but the layout is organized as: anatomy and physiology, embryology, diagnostic, conditions, nursing notes, and case studies. The order of presentations is best when adapted to the clinical relevance of assignments. The modules are not interdependent and suggested guidelines are in the timeline for orientation tool. Each presentation is between forty five minutes and one and a half hours depending on the lecturer and discussion. The slideshows contain animation, as indicated by the ‘enter’ next to the sentence with the animation in the notes component.  The ten slideshow modules are as follows.
  • Cardiac
  • Gastrointestinal
  • Genitourinary
  • Hematology
  • Immune
  • Maternal-fetal
  • Neurologic
  • Newborn assessment
  • Nutrition
  • Pulmonary

• Study guide and abbreviations
  There is a blank version study guide and a separate form with the answers. These are designed to be used with and after the modules to reinforce concepts or generate critical thinking. They can be done individually or as a group. The abbreviations should be used as a reference during the lecture.

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