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Opioid Use Disorder (Oud) And Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (Nas) Education In An Undergraduate Nursing Program, Tara Flood, Dnp, Rn, Cbc

College of Nursing Posters

Background

In 2018 the American Academy of Nursing urged all nursing schools to adopt curriculum to address the opioid epidemic, although few programs have begun this work.

Minimal background training in nursing school is focused on caring for patients with Opiate use disorder ( OUD) and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) leaving nurses to develop the necessary skills for optimal patient engagement to be formulated in practice. An undergraduate nursing program in an urban setting developed OUD and NAS education into their curriculum.

Undergraduate nursing students are increasingly encountering patients with opioid use disorder in the clinical setting. Previous research indicates …

Utilization Of Care By Infants With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome In Delaware, Michele K. Savin, Dnp, Aprn, Nnp-Bc

College of Nursing Posters

Introduction: There is little information regarding use of expected well care by infants diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) post initial discharge. We describe expected and unexpected utilization of care by infants with NAS in the first year of life.

Methods: A de-identified State of Delaware Medicaid data set was obtained. Included were all infants with an ICD-9 code for NAS from 01/01/2012-12/31/2014. All associated medical claims were extracted for one year after birth. Utilization rates of primary care, immunizations, urgent or emergency care, and re-hospitalization were quantified.

Results: 499 of 522 babies were able to be fully analyzed. The …