The Piranha Effect: Managing Energy
Expenditures and Caloric Loss to
Promote Optimal Growth in the NICU
Learning Objectives
- Define the term extrauterine growth restriction/ failure and its impact on long term outcome of the ELBW infant
- Describe three sources of energy expenditures in the ELBW infant
- Identify three bedside interventions around tube feeding administration that can improve caloric delivery
Speaker
Terry S. Johnson APN, NNP-BC, ASPPS, CLEC, MN
Director, Education and
Professional Development