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Course Title: Early feeding and developmental care in a Cardiac ICU

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Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will be able to identify 3 reasons for the importance of neurodevelopmental care in the Cardiac ICU.

2. Participants will demonstrate the ability to accurately identify a minimum of 3 feeding problems commonly observed in infants with congenital heart disease.

3. Participants will be able to identify 3 strategies to improve culture/education on PO feeding in a cardiac unit.

References & Resources:

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Howell, H. B., Zaccario, M., Kazmi, S. H., Desai, P., Sklamberg, F. E., & Mally, P. (2019).

Neurodevelopmental outcomes of children with congenital heart disease: A review. Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care, 49(10), 100685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cppeds.2019.100685

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Peterson, J. K. (2018). Supporting optimal neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants and children with congenital heart disease. Critical Care Nurse, 38(3), 68–74. https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2018514

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