Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice: Educating Providers on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Educating nurse practitioner students in caring for infants with opioid withdrawal, or neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), is essential in addressing the expanding opiate crisis. Clinicians often express a lack of knowledge of how to safely manage these infants, difficulty navigating family dynamics, and frustration overcoming perceived biases. High-fidelity simulation, in conjunction with rapid cycle deliberate practice (RCDP), provides an opportunity to enhance knowledge and skills necessary for treating NAS using a systematic approach.

Source: Clinical Simulation in Nursing - January 12, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Curry Bordelon, Tedra Smith, Penni Watts, Tara Wood, Suzanne Fogger Tags: Featured Article Source Type: research