Oxygenation in the neonate is an important and recently a more researched topic. Administration and monitoring of oxygen in the birth/delivery room, transition nursery, Level I-II-III nurseries, and at home has changed with the findings of new research. This article presents the evidence on which current resuscitation and oxygen administration is based regardless of the geographic area or care unit where the baby happens to be. The content of this article applies to all nurses giving oxygen to newborn infants.

Program Objectives:
* Identify consequences of oxygen imbalance.

* Describe how anatomy and physiology of the neonate affects oxygenation.

* Define clinical practice according to the standard of care in oxygen administration.

Faculty Name: Sandra L. Gardner, RN MS CNS PNP

Title: Director of Professional Outreach Consultation

Bio: Sandra L. Gardner, RN, MS, CNS, PNP, is Director of Professional Outreach Consultation, a national and international consulting firm established in 1980. Ms Gardner is also co-director and founder of Nurse’s Professional Development and Practice Association, LLC, (NPDPATM).

Ms. Gardner’s writing achievements include a wide variety of articles, pamphlets, chapters, and book reviews. She is co-editor with Gerald B. Merenstein, M.D., of Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care, 6th edition, 2006. She has co-edited with Mary Hagedorn a book entitled Legal Aspects of Maternal Child Nursing Practice, 1997. She is on the editorial board of Neonatal Network, and the Pre & Perinatal Psychology Journal.

Ms. Gardner is an active member of the Colorado Nurses Association/American Nurses Association, the National Association of Neonatal Nurses and The Academy of Neonatal Nursing. She is a founding member of the Colorado Perinatal Care Council, a state advisory council to the Governor and the State Health Department on perinatal/neonatal health care issues.

Program Date: April 2010

Media Format(s): Print (English)

Continuing Education Units: Nurse 1.2 Contact Hour