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NRP Instructor Manual

Edited by Jeanette Zaichkin, RN, MN, SSP-BC, Gary Weiner, MD, FAAP and Cheryl Major, RNC-NIC, BSN
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The manual includes updated information on instructor requirements, the online examination, and simulation and debriefing. The new Instructor Manual for Neonatal Resuscitation has been completely revised for NRP™ hospital-based instructors and regional trainers who wish to present high quality simulation-based NRP™ courses. The manual features information relevant to NRP Instructors of all experience levels, including chapters about organizing supplies and equipment, setting up for all NRP Provider and Instructor courses, conducting simulation and debriefing, and performing administrative tasks.

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  1. Page ix
    Foreword
  2. Page 1
    1. Neonatal Resuscitation Program™: Past, Present, and Future
  3. Page 15
    2. Core Elements and Course Requirements
  4. Page 29
    3. Course Planning: Who Learns What, and How?
  5. Page 51
    4. The Online Examination
  6. Page 63
    5. Organizing Supplies and Arranging the Classroom
  7. Page 83
    6. Administering Performance Skills Stations
  8. Page 97
    7. Simulation
  9. Page 127
    8. Debriefing
  10. Page 143
    9. Instructor Courses
  11. Page 173
    10. Course Documentation
  12. Page 215
    Appendix A: Neonatal Resuscitation ProgramTM Instructor Self-assessment
    1. Page 188
      Answer Sheets for Chapters 2 Through 10
    2. Page 191
      Questions for Chapters 2 Through 10
    3. Page 199
      Answers for Chapters 2 Through 10
  13. Page 207
    Appendix B: Roster Samples
    1. Page 208
      Completed Course Roster Sample
    2. Page 209
      Neonatal Resuscitation Program Course Roster Sample
    3. Page 210
      Information Needed to Complete the Instructor Course Roster
  14. Page 211
    Appendix C: Planning a Course
    1. Page 212
      Basic Equipment and Supplies Needed for Most Neonatal Resuscitation Program Courses
    2. Page 214
      Experience Survey
    3. Page 216
      Create a Medication Performance Skills Station
    4. Page 218
      Make a Medication Performance Skills Station Doll
    5. Page 221
      How to Prepare Umbilical Cords for Skills Stations
    6. Page 222
      Sample Timeline and Details for a Neonatal Resuscitation Program Provider Course
    7. Page 238
      Sample Projected Budget Worksheet
  15. Page 239
    Appendix D: Neonatal Resuscitation Program™ Provider Course
    1. Page 240
      Registration Confirmation: Sample Letter
    2. Page 242
      Course Agenda: Sample 1
    3. Page 243
      Course Agenda: Sample 2
    4. Page 244
      Diagram for Neonatal Resuscitation Program Course Setup: Sample
    5. Page 245
      Provider Course Individual Recording Sheet: Sample
    6. Page 246
      Master Recording Sheet
    7. Page 247
      Provider Course Evaluation: Sample 1
    8. Page 248
      Provider Course Evaluation: Sample 2
    9. Page 249
      Neonatal Resuscitation Program Provider Card Mailing: Sample Letter
  16. Page 251
    Appendix E: Performance Skills Checklists and Textbook Key Points
    1. Page 252
      Equipment Check
    2. Page 256
      Initial Steps
    3. Page 261
      Positive-Pressure Ventilation
    4. Page 266
      Chest Compressions
    5. Page 272
      Endotracheal Intubation and Laryngeal Mask Airway Placement
    6. Page 281
      Medication Administration via Endotracheal Tube and Emergency Umbilical Venous Catheter
    7. Page 288
      Integrated Skills Station Performance Checklist (basic)
    8. Page 290
      Integrated Skills Station Performance Checklist (advanced)
    9. Page 292
      List of Neonatal Resuscitation Program Resuscitation Skills Videos
    10. Page 292
      Key Points: Lessons 1 Through 9
  17. Page 305
    Appendix F: Scenario and Debriefing Tools
    1. Page 306
      Neonatal Resuscitation Program Key Behavioral Skills
    2. Page 307
      NRP Key Behavioral Skills in Action
    3. Page 308
      Ground Rules for Simulation and Debriefing: Sample
    4. Page 309
      Cape® Confidentiality Agreement: Sample
    5. Page 310
      Scenario Template (blank and completed)
    6. Page 314
      Instructions for Using the Sample Scenario Template
    7. Page 316
      Scenario Building Tool
    8. Page 319
      Simulation Preparation, Tips, and Sample Debriefing Questions
    9. Page 320
      Cape Debriefing Evaluation Tool® and Instructions for Use
    10. Page 322
      Ready, Set, Go: Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor Prep Sheet for Simulation and Debriefing
    11. Page 323
      NRP Instructor Simulation and Debriefing Checklist
    12. Page 325
      The Art of Moulage: Guidelines, Recipes, and Easy Techniques
      1. Page 325
        Guidelines for Using Moulage
      2. Page 328
        Recipes for Blood, Vernix, Meconium
      3. Page 328
        Acrocyanosis
      4. Page 329
        Abdominal Defect
      5. Page 330
        Chest “Glow” With Transillumination
      6. Page 330
        Make a Pulse Oximeter Out of a Box
      7. Page 332
        Make a Pulse Oximeter From a Desktop Card File
    13. Page 332
      The Neonatal Mock Code
  18. Page 337
    Appendix G: Instructor Courses
    1. Page 338
      Hospital-based Instructor Course
      1. Page 338
        Hospital-based Instructor Course Sample Curriculum
      2. Page 341
        Sample Letter: Eligibility Confirmation
      3. Page 342
        Sample: Letter of support from applicant’s manager/supervisor/hospital administrator
      4. Page 343
        Sample Letter: Registration Confirmation in Instructor Course
      5. Page 344
        Hospital-based Instructor Course: Sample Individual Recording Sheet
      6. Page 345
        Sample Letter: Neonatal Resuscitation Program Resources
      7. Page 346
        Sample Hospital-based Instructor Course Evaluation
    2. Page 347
      Regional Trainer Course
      1. Page 347
        Registration Confirmation for Regional Trainer Course: Sample Letter
      2. Page 348
        Regional Trainer Course: Sample Individual Recording Sheet
      3. Page 349
        Sample Regional Trainer Course Evaluation: Sample
      4. Page 350
        Managing Challenging Classroom Situations
  19. Page 351
    Appendix H: Neonatal Code Forms and Documentation
    1. Page 352
      Sample Neonatal Code Forms
    2. Page 357
      Sample Narrative Note to Accompany Code Documentation Form
    3. Page 358
      Medications for Neonatal Resuscitation
    4. Page 359
      How to Administer Dopamine Hydrochloride
      1. Page 361
        American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists/The American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement: The Apgar Score
      2. Page 365
        American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Practice Bulletin: Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: Nomenclature, Interpretation, and General Management Principles
  20. Page 377
    Appendix I: Resuscitation Supplies and Equipment
    1. Page 378
      Neonatal Resuscitation Supplies and Equipment
    2. Page 380
      Neonatal Resuscitation Program Quick Pre-resuscitation Checklist
    3. Page 381
      Organizing Supplies and Equipment

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