Neonatal Thermoregulation

This lecture will provide in-depth information on thermoregulation for neonates and infants.

Course curriculum

    1. Evaluation

Course Details

  • $18.00
  • 0 hours of video content

About the course

1.0 contact hour (CE credit)
Expiration date: September 22, 2027

This lecture will provide in-depth information on thermoregulation for neonates and infants:

  • Defining a neutral thermal environment 

  • Importance of a neutral thermal environment 

  • Factors that affect a neutral thermal environment 

  • Modes of heat loss

  • Prevention of heat loss

  • Skin to skin (kangaroo care)

  • Choosing the right bed and environment for the neonate/infant

Learning Outcome
The learner will report this educational activity provides information that improves, supports, or causes a change in their practice.

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

To obtain CE credits, learners must complete 90% of the lecture. Partial credit will not be granted. Learners will receive a CE certificate upon completion of the lecture and submission of a course evaluation form. 

Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this lecture. 

Conflict of Interest
The presenter declares no conflicts of interest.

Instructor

Elisheva Rosner

DNP RN-C

Elisheva Rosner DNP RN-C is a nurse at New York Presbyterian Hospital and is dual certified in pediatrics and neonatal intensive care nursing. She is the founder of Lev Nursing Ed, an Assistant Professor at Columbia University School of Nursing, and the Director of Education for Yifei Nof Tours for Women in Healthcare. Elisheva is a peer reviewer for Neonatal Network, the official journal of the Academy of Neonatal Nursing, and an editor for The OJNA Journal, the official journal of the Orthodox Jewish Nurses Association, of which she is the former president.