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Developing In The NICU: Interventions For The Early Brain, Part 1

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1.  What area is NOT an intervention for developmental care in the NICU? Safeguarding sleep Positioning/nesting Medication management Minimizing stress and pain

2.  The healing environment includes what? Touch Light Sound All of the above

3.  One way to minimize stress/pain in the NICU is: Swaddle and/or containment hold Perform all painful procedures as fast as possible Have mother leave the room Distract them with fluorescent lights

4.  In the extra-uterine environment, which of these is NOT TRUE? Fluctuating change Bright lights Pain Fluid and cushioned environment

5.  One intervention to make the environment more womb-like is? Lower the lights Speak loudly Encourage bottle feeding Leave baby in an extended position

6.  The intra-uterine environment provides the following sensory environment: Fluid cushioned movement Muted sounds Flexed positioning All of the above

7.  Which of these statements are true? Developmental care is about providing splints in the NICU. Developmental care only looks at positioning the infant. Developmental care provides nurses a break. Developmental care encompasses all neuroprotective interventions in the NICU.

8.  Developmental care provides neuroprotection by all of the following EXCEPT: Minimizing stress Evaluating the negative sensory environment on the brain Safeguarding sleep for brain growth Waking every hour for a safety check

9.  Developmental care... Is important for the hospital to make money Is not always necessary Cannot directly impact long term developmental delay Is important for fostering brain development as it is critical in early birth

10.  Stress impacts what areas of brain development? Motor skills Sensory processing skills Sleep All of the above