PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:

• DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF FEEDING GUIDELINES IN NEC QI EFFORTS

• DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF MOTHER’S OWN MILK AND DONOR MILK IN NEC QI EFFORTS

• DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP IN NEC QI EFFORTS

• IDENTIFY TWO SPECIFIC CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FEEDING INTOLERANCE.

• DEVELOP AN OBJECTIVE AND CLINICALLY MEASURABLE DEFINITION OF “FEEDING INTOLERANCE” IN THE PREMATURE OR LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANT.

• DISCUSS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HAVING DEFINITIONS OF FEEDING INTOLERANCE TIED TO THE FEEDING PROTOCOL.

• GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF A NURSE-DRIVEN ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR FEEDING INTOLERANCE IN THE NICU POPULATION