Peer-reviewed abstracts have been selected for podium presentations. Discover what your colleagues from across the country are doing as they share their unique experiences. A balance of clinical, research, and education-themed abstracts are presented.

Skin-to-Skin Contact Activates Oxytocin Release and Influences Infant Neurobehavioral Functioning - Dorothy Vittner, PhD, RN, CHPE

Learning Objective:

Define two biological mechanisms of salivary oxytocin and cortisol release for premature infants.

On The Other Side: A Neonatal Nurse Practitioner’s Perspective on Being a Mother of a 23-Weeker - Nicole E. Nyberg, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC

Learning Objective:

Identify the stressful elements parents endure in the NICU and how implementation of the key components of Family-Centered Care will encourage early bonding, involvement, confidence and foster parental role alteration.

Impacting Patient Outcomes: Change from Cloth and Water to Pre-Packaged Diaper Wipes - Tracy Escobar, BSN, RNC-NIC; Julie Medas, MSN, APRN-CNS

Learning Objective:

Describe the impact on patient outcomes related to skin integrity after a change from cloth and water to pre-packaged diaper wipes.

Dorothy Vittner PhD, RN, CHPE

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