Nursing Outreach Education

The S.T.A.B.L.E. Program is a widely accepted neonatal post-resuscitation/pre-transport stabilization educational and clinical tool. “S.T.A.B.L.E.” stands for the six assessment parameters covered in the program: Sugar & Safe Care, Temperature, Airway, Blood Pressure, Lab Work, and Emotional Support for the family. S.T.A.B.L.E. is considered by neonatal educators and leaders in neonatology to be the follow-up, complementary program to the American Academy of Pediatrics/American Heart Association Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP). 

The S.T.A.B.L.E. Cardiac Module provides general guidelines for the assessment and stabilization of neonates with suspected congenital heart disease (CHD). Prompt, effective, appropriate care of neonates with severe CHD can reduce secondary organ damage in short and long-term outcomes and reduce morbidity and mortality. This course is beneficial for any neonatal or pediatric healthcare provider (physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists) who must identify and care for neonates or infants with congenital heart disease. 

The Neonatal Resuscitation Program is designed to teach an evidence-based approach to resuscitation of the newborn. The causes, prevention, and management of mild to severe neonatal asphyxia are carefully explained so that health professionals may develop optimal knowledge and skill in resuscitation. 

We are pleased to offer the following educational activities to our primary care, pediatrician and obstetrician physicians in the region. This includes educational chart reviews focusing on the neonatal stabilization care and subsequent hospital course given to neonates transferred from your institution to Valley Children’s NICU. 

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Valley Children's Hospital is dedicated to the education and success of our referring and community hospitals and healthcare facilities. The vision of our Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist team is to partner in consultation on clinical and professional practice issues to ensure the best possible outcomes for our neonatal population. Upon request, specific consultations can be designed to meet the needs of your facility. 

Valley Children’s Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit presents quarterly Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) Conferences. These conferences are designed to educate physicians, registered nurses, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare professionals about topics related to mortality and morbidity of the neonatal population. No registration or fees are required to attend these conferences. 

Valley Children's Hospital now offers Therapeutic Hypothermia treatment for infants who meet criteria that are suspected of having moderate to severe Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE). This therapy involves body cooling to 33.5°C for 72 hours.

HIE can be a serious brain dysfunction that may present shortly after birth. Recent studies have shown that when therapeutic hypothermia is initiated within six hours of birth, the incidence of death or severe disability is reduced. 

This course is a two hour program designed to complement both the Neonatal Resuscitation program and the S.T.A.B.L.E. program. The program emphasizes the critical processes required for team performance.