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An Altitude Adjustment: Implementing A Clinical Practice Guideline In The Newborn Nursery At Moderate Altitude, Leeann Blaskowsky

Student Scholarly Projects

Practice Problem: All infants undergo many changes at birth, but for some, the transition from intrauterine to extrauterine life presents more of a challenge, especially at altitude. Despite continuing research, neonatal prescribing guidelines for oxygen therapy remain ambiguous.

PICOT: For term and late preterm infants requiring oxygen beyond transition, does a clinical practice guideline compared to practice without a guideline, provide consistent, evidence-based care, support the mother-infant dyad, and impact nursing perceptions over a six-week pilot period?

Evidence: Birth at moderate altitude presents the newly born with less oxygen than those delivered at sea level. Several studies …