Abstract
Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) around the world are in a constant battle against Early Onset Sepsis (EOS), a devastating infection of the newborn’s blood and/or cerebrospinal fluid (1) that results in death or major disability in 40% of affected infants (2). The Neonatal Early Onset Sepsis (NEOS) Calculator (3) was instituted in a single tertiary NICU in 2018 as a DNP Synthesis Project in order to examine the effects of the NEOS calculator on empiric antibiotic use (4,5), overall EOS evaluations, and provider adherence to the calculator while treating late preterm and term newborns.
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Sigma Membership
Epsilon Nu at-Large
Lead Author Affiliation
Our Lady of Lourdes Women's and Children's Hospital, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA||Pediatrix Medical Group, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Antibiotic Stewardship, Neonatal Early Onset Sepsis, Neonatal ICU
Recommended Citation
Nix, Dawn D.; Begnaud, Claude Martin Jr.; Doucet, Valerie K.; Fontenot, Damon J.; Gault, Sara L.; Lewis, Ruth; and Riley, Jeaneth D., "The neonatal early onset sepsis calculator: Developing a strategy for project sustainability" (2021). Creating Healthy Work Environments Event Materials. 23.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2021/posters_2021/23
Conference Name
Creating Healthy Work Environments 2021
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Virtual Event
Conference Year
2021
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The neonatal early onset sepsis calculator: Developing a strategy for project sustainability
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Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) around the world are in a constant battle against Early Onset Sepsis (EOS), a devastating infection of the newborn’s blood and/or cerebrospinal fluid (1) that results in death or major disability in 40% of affected infants (2). The Neonatal Early Onset Sepsis (NEOS) Calculator (3) was instituted in a single tertiary NICU in 2018 as a DNP Synthesis Project in order to examine the effects of the NEOS calculator on empiric antibiotic use (4,5), overall EOS evaluations, and provider adherence to the calculator while treating late preterm and term newborns.