Safe & Healthy Beginnings : A Resource Toolkit for Hospitals and Physicians' Offices (9781581103298)
Safe & Healthy Beginnings: A Resource Toolkit for Hospitals and Physicians' Offices is a resource to assist clinicians in implementing the ABCs of improving care for newborns: Assessment of the newborn's risk for severe hyperbilirubinemia, Breastfeeding support, and Coordination of care between the newborn nursery and primary care practice. The toolkit and its contents are designed for pediatric health care professionals to use in the office and hospital newborn nurseries. The tools were tested by 22 teams of pediatric health care professionals (12 primary care pediatric practices and 10 newborn nurseries) using quality improvement methods.Some of the tools included are: Assessing Your Systems for Newborn Care - Assessment of Risk for Severe Hyperbilirubinemia, Breastfeeding Support, and Coordination of Care Tools; Safe and Healthy Beginnings Newborn Nursery Inventory; Safe and Healthy Beginnings Newborn Discharge - A Readiness Checklist; Newborn Nursery Documentation Form...