Quality Improvement Article

Multidisciplinary evidence-based tools for improving consistency of care and neonatal nutrition

• Mindy Morris
• Stacie Bennett
• Kimberly Larson

Standardizing neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy evaluation and documentation practices

• Patrick J. Peebles
• Lori Christ
• Leah H. Carr

Increasing in-person medical interpreter utilization in the NICU through a bundle of interventions

• John Feister
• Sheila Razdan
• Sonia Bonifacio

28 NICUs participating in a quality improvement collaborative targeting early-onset sepsis antibiotic use

• Kurlen S. E. Payton
• Mihoko V. Bennett
• Paul J. Sharek

Metabolic bone disease of prematurity screening and individualized enteral mineral supplementation in high-risk neonates: a quality improvement initiative

• Priya V. Creed
• Katie A. Huff
• Beatrice M. Stefanescu

Decreasing respiratory device-related pressure injuries in the NICU using 3D printed barrier templates

• Lydia Goodyear
• Rakesh Rao
• Gillian C. Pet

Early and consistent safe sleep practices in the neonatal intensive care unit: a sustained regional quality improvement initiative

• Stephanie K. Napolitano
• Nicole L. Boswell
• Danielle K. Parham

Use of an airway bundle to reduce unplanned extubations in a neonatal intensive care unit

• Faith Kim
• Victoria Blancha Eckels
• Diana Vargas

Implementation of an ultrasound-guided approach for arterial line placements in neonates—quality improvement project

• Marko Culjat
• Domagoj Dzaja
• Hilary Whyte

A quality improvement initiative to reduce antibiotic use in transient tachypnea of the newborn

• Liana Senaldi
• Lauren Blatt
• Priyanka Tiwari

Collaborative efforts to improve genetic testing in the neonatal intensive care unit

• Bryce A. Schuler
• Mackenzie Mosera
• Ferrin Wheeler

A quality improvement initiative standardizing the antibiotic treatment and feeding practices in patients with medical necrotizing enterocolitis

• Zoya Mahmood
• Brighid O’Donnell
• Toby Debra Yanowitz

Optimizing accuracy of birth certificate data through a statewide quality improvement initiative in Illinois

• Patricia A. Lee King
• Kate Finnegan
• Ann Borders

A quality improvement initiative for neonatal hypoglycemia screening and management in a level III neonatal intensive care unit

• Whitley N. Hulse
• Krista Schulte
• Peter H. Grubb

Quality improvement initiative to impact Golden Hour timeliness using a dedicated delivery team

• Blair Welch
• Jennifer Stanton Tully
• Alana Barbato

A quality improvement initiative to reduce the time to initial maternal visit in the neonatal intensive care unit

• Padma S. Nandula
• Andrew Buckelew
• Mark L. Hudak

Implementing food insecurity screening in a level IV neonatal intensive care unit

• Kevin Travia
• John A. Kohler Sr.
• Uduak S. Akpan

Optimizing the hospital discharge process to facilitate family-centered care for well newborns

• Kelechi Ikeri
• Kristen Noles
• Michael Zayek

Fewer glucose checks and decreased supplementation using dextrose gel for asymptomatic neonatal hypoglycemia

• Christine Walravens
• Arun Gupta
• Adam Frymoyer

A sepsis trigger tool reduces time to antibiotic administration in the NICU

• Avery Forget
• Comfort Adegboye
• Amy E. O’Connell