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Supporting Staff as they Support Families Course

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

Describe three ways that supporting staff is important to their care of families and babies in the NICU. 
  • Who is responsible for supporting staff?
  • How does staff self-care impact the care they provide to patients and families?

Identify three symptoms of compassion fatigue, burnout, and vicarious traumatization in NICU staff and their adverse effects on patient care.
  • What is compassion fatigue?
  • What is burnout?
  • What is vicarious traumatization?
  • How do these conditions among caregivers affect patient care?

Describe two elements of staff support that can help staff minimize the development of compassion fatigue and burnout.
  • What can staff do to take personal responsibility to prevent compassion fatigue and burnout? 
  • What can hospital leadership do to help prevent burnout among staff?
  • What can staff do to support peers to prevent compassion fatigue and burnout?

Describe three positive self-care habits and techniques that support staff in maintaining work-life balance.
  • What are examples of self-care habits?
  • Why are self-care habits so important?
  • How can staff maintain a work-life balance?

Identify three Potentially Better Practices for supporting staff.
  • What support staff positions can be embedded into departments to assist staff's emotional and psychosocial well-being?
  • What can debriefing sessions do for staff?
  • How can the physical environment of the unit impact staff's well-being?
*Completing this course will provide the participant with 1 CEU or 1 CME based on licensure
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  • My NICU Network
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  • NEW-COVID-19
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  • FOR AWHONN MEMBERS