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Understanding Neonatal Hypoglycemia

Contact Hours Awarded: 2

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Course Overview

Understanding Neonatal Hypoglycemia

Author: Hollie Dubroc
BSN, RN

When caring for neonates, relying on your assessment and the whole clinical picture is crucial. Neonates can decline quickly with potentially only subtle indicators before becoming unstable. Neonatal hypoglycemia can result in seizures, heart failure, and brain damage when left untreated (5). Awareness of hypoglycemic identifiers including potential risk factors, signs and symptoms, or trends from baseline will help assist you to prompt recognition. 

Course Outline

  1. Introduction 
  2. Risk Factors & Causes of Neonatal Hypoglycemia 
  3. Signs & Symptoms  
  4. Monitoring & Screening  
  5. Diagnosis: Acute & Chronic 
  6. Treatment  
  7. Non-Treatment Implications  
  8. Patient Education 
  9. References 

Accreditation Statement

Nursing CE Central LLC is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

In this course we will discuss neonatal hypoglycemia. It will take the average learner 120 minutes to complete.

Course Outcomes

After completing this course, the learner will rate 4 out of 5 on the Likert Scale for their ability to:

  1. Explain risk factors for neonatal hypoglycemia.  
  2. Identify signs and symptoms for neonates with hypoglycemia. 
  3. Define treatment for hypoglycemia. 
  4. Recognize consequences of untreated hypoglycemia in neonates. 
  5. Describe ongoing assessment techniques for neonatal hypoglycemia. 

Target Audience

  • Registered Nurses (RN)
  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)
  • Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN/LVN)

Requirement for Completion

  1. Enrollment in the course by the learner
  2. Read and learn all course materials
  3. Complete the course evaluation
  4. Attest and testify learning of the course materials

Accreditations + Approvals

  • American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) (P0614)
  • California Board of Registered Nursing (CEP 17418)
  • Kentucky Board of Nursing (7-0090)
  • Louisiana State Board of Nursing (58)
  • New York State Department of Education (IC 208)
  • Florida Board of Nursing (50-23983)

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

Nursing CE Central nor any of the authors, planners, content experts, or any contributors have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

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Course created on: July 28, 2021

Course Renewed on: July 30, 2024

Course Expires on: July 30, 2027

Course Offering: #114