Elevate:
An educational webinar series
Optimizing temperature management of the infant
Thursday, September 21, 2023
12:00 pm EST | 11:00 am CST | 9:00 am PST | 6:00 pm CET
Presented by Jessica M. Jones, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC
Learning objectives
- Define mechanisms of heat loss and the concept of
thermoregulation/neutral thermal environment - Describe the pathophysiologic characteristics of the ELBW infant that complicate temperature regulation
- Discuss delivery room management of thermoregulation principles
- Identify nursing interventions that contribute to euthermia
- Identify specific challenges to maintaining stable temperatures in the ELBW population
- Discuss the future of temperature regulation in the ELBW infant
Course description
Thermoregulation is a cornerstone of neonatal care and continues to
be a challenge in the extremely low birth weight (ELBW) population.
Temperature instability can lead to a cascade of other sequelae
detrimental to the infant. This discussion will go through the basics
of heat loss and the challenges associated with it, as well as the
importance of nursing care in the management of thermoregulation
and what can be done now and into the future
Who should attend
Neonatal/NICU nurses, neonatal nurse practitioners, nursing
directors, directors of mother and baby units, nurse managers,
neonatologists, neonatal respiratory therapists
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Speaker biography
Jessica M. Jones, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC
Pediatrix Medical Group, Tampa, FL
Dr. Jones is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing. Specializing in neonatal care, she teaches students through lecture, lab, and clinical settings. Her lectures are informed by her twenty-one years of professional experience in neonatal nursing, the last sixteen of which she has spent practicing as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP). Dr. Jones contributes to both nursing publications and nursing associations. In 2023, she delivered a presentation called “Thermoregulation: It’s a Hot Topic” at the Synova Leadership Conference in Tucson, Arizona. She has also taught several lectures in collaboration with Synapse Care Solutions. Most recently, Dr. Jones has co-authored the chapter “Pain, Sedation and Stress,” in the Neurological Care of the Neonate Handbook, to be published in 2024. She has a passion for educating nurses and nurse practitioners and has helped to create a “Care & Calculations” course for the NICU nurses within her hospital system, as well as lecturing for the NICU Nursing internship program. Dr. Jones is an active member of several nursing organizations, including the Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (FANNP), National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN), and the American
Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). She serves on several committees including the conference planning committee for FANNP as well as the awards committee for NANN. Additionally, she is a member of the NICU collaborative and the NICU Quality committee within her hospital organization.
She currently lives in Tampa, Florida where she practices and serves as the Coordinator of Advanced Practice Providers for the Pediatrix
Tampa group. As a mother of four, she spends her free time chauffeuring kids to practices and volunteering with students at church.
The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed in this webinar are solely those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of GE HealthCare.
The author is a paid consultant for GE HealthCare and was compensated for creation of this webinar.
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