Revising oxygen targeting for very low birth weight infants

J Contin Educ Nurs. 2013 Aug;44(8):338-9. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20130724-85.

Abstract

Translating new knowledge into practice requires sufficient time, administrative support, and access to current information. A regional level III neonatal intensive care unit was tasked with updating a best practice that challenged the history of its well-recognized success in this field. Using strategies that can be applied in any setting, this interprofessional team drove the successful adoption of the updated best practice using a multidimensional implementation plan to promote patient safety.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Very Low Birth Weight / metabolism*
  • Intensive Care, Neonatal / methods*
  • Intensive Care, Neonatal / standards
  • Neonatal Nursing / methods*
  • Neonatal Nursing / standards
  • Oximetry / methods*
  • Oximetry / standards
  • Oxygen / blood*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic

Substances

  • Oxygen