NICU Knowledge has been created to help hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) and Special Care Nurseries educate the parents of NICU and premature babies about the NICU, their role in caring for their baby and the important things they must know before they can take their baby home.

Importantly, the lessons in NICU Knowledge help parents complete required topics on the Hospital's Discharge Education Checklist, so that the baby can be discharged from the NICU when the baby is ready. The progress of discharge education is reported to the hospital to help the staff prepare the baby and parents for discharge home,

In NICU Knowledge, short videos and lessons in both English and Spanish help answer parent questions and ease their concerns about the NICU and their baby. All lessons are narrated and presented at a 5th grade reading level for easy understanding. Even parents who have difficulty reading can follow the lessons and those parents with difficulty seeing or hearing can learn. All lessons are richly illustrated and paced for more comprehensive learning.

For more information about NICU Knowledge and how your hospital can participate, please call Patient Education Programs at 800-232-3151 or email rcarter@patientprograms.com.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

The High Tech NICU
Incubator
Pulse Oximeter Monitor
IV Pump
Electrodes for Cardiac Apnea Monitor
ET Tube
UAC
Cardiac/Apnea Monitor
Ventilator
Phototherapy Light
Pulse Oximeter Sensor/Probe
IV
Feeding Tube
The First Visit
Kangaroo Care
Helping Care For Your Baby
Preparing To Go Home
Roller Coaster Ride
Lights, Alarms and Monitors
Your Babyís Environment
The NICU Staff
Going Home!
Your Babyís Signals
Your Babyís Environment
Helping Care For Baby
Nuturing Touch
Hand Washing
Feeding Your Baby
Breast/Bottle Feeding
Pumping/ Labeling/Storing
Preparing To Feed Your Baby
Kangaroo Care and Early Breastfeeding
Establishing and Maintaining Your Milk Supply
Collecting, Transporting, and Storing Breast Milk
The Roller Coaster Ride
Relationships
What Can I Do?
Services to Help You
When To Call The Doctor
Temperature Taking
Pain in Infants
Jaundice
Newborn Screening
RSV
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
SIDS
Well Baby Care & Immunizations
Gestational Diabetes
Monitors
Tracheostomy Home Care
Ostomy Care
Gastrostomy
Discharge Teaching
Cord Care
Developmental Exercises
Bulb Syringe
Circumcision Care
Bathing Your Baby
Feeding Your Baby at Home
Bowel Movements
Diaper Care
Car Seat Safety
Car Seat Challenge
CPR
Shaken Baby
Preparing Your Home
When You Smoke Your Baby Smokes
Baby's Doctor (PCP)
Specialist
Ophthalmologist
Well Baby Care & Immunizations
Neo-natal Follow Up Clinic
Home Health

TERMS DISCUSSED INCLUDE:
Apnea
Bilirubin
Bradycardia
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
Bronchoscopy
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
Gastrostomy
Intraventricular hemmorhage (IVH)
Jaundice
Lumbar Puncture
Nasal Canula
Nasogastric (NG) Tube
Necrotizing entrocolitis (NEC)
Ostomy
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
Phototherapy
PICC
PPHN
Respirator
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
Sepsis
Suctioning
Surfactant
TPN & LIPIDS
Tracheosto
Ventilator