The NHPC expert team has made great progress in creating the goals and interventions that will drive the work teams do to consistently manage symptomatic and asymptomatic newborns at-risk for hypoglycemia. The team focused their efforts this month on how to successfully measure improvement for higher acuity units caring for the hypoglycemic infant. The creation of an IV dextrose weaning protocol that would guide clinical care and potentially decrease length of stay was one aspiration the team deems achievable. Building capacity between higher acuity units and normal newborn nurseries is the intention of the expert team as they define the work to drive a successful plan.
