Pulse Oximetry Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Defects; Another Preemie with Hypoglycemia? Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome - A Case Study; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the NICU

Pulse Oximetry Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Defects; Another Preemie with Hypoglycemia? Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome - A Case Study; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the NICU is organized by Academy of Neonatal Nursing (ANN).

Release Date: May/June 2015
Review Date: June 2018
Expiration Date: June 30, 2020

Learning Objectives:
 Upon completion, learners will be able to:
• Define critical congenital heart disease (CCHD).
• Describe those defects that result in CCHD.
• Outline the symptoms seen in CCHD.
• Discuss the use of pulse oximetry in screening for CCHD.
• Identify national recommendations regarding the use of pulse oximetry in CCHD screening
• Identify the nursing implications in the use of pulse oximetry for CCHD screening.
• Discuss the diagnosis of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS).
• Outline the risk factors for BWS.
• Describe the acute and long-term management of BWS.
• Identify the prognosis for infants with BWS.
• Identify the selection criteria for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
• Outline the process of preparing a neonate for ECMO.
• Discuss the nursing management of a neonate on ECMO.
• Describe the function of the ECMO circuit.
• Reiterate the complications of ECMO.