About this course: The Newborn Traffic Light Tool is a 2-sided poster serving as a clinical advocacy tool for caregivers - both parents and clinical staff - to use as prioritised mindful guidance during painful and stressful interventions. This module will introduce you to the Newborn Traffic Light Tool so that it may be used consistently and effectively across organisations. Originally devised as a NICU tool, the module has a focus on the NICU experience, however learnings can be utilised within multiple health care settings.

Topics:

Infant and family centred developmental care (IFCDC)

• Stress and trauma associated with NICU
• Definition and goals of IFCDC

Infant behaviour in response to pain and stress

• Infant responses to pain and stress
• The Autonomic – Motor – Organisation – Responsivity (AMOR) framework
• Recognising infant traffic light cues

Delivering IFCDC: the Newborn Traffic Light Tool

• Navigating the tool

• Responding to infant cues using the tool
• Recognising infant traffic light cues

The Newborn Traffic Light Tool in action

•  Practical application of the tool using clinical videos

Intended audience:  Health care professionals working with newborn infants. Recommended for NICU, HDU, and SCN nurses, PICU nurses, paediatric health care professionals working with infants, Maternal Child Health Nurses, community nurses, midwives, doctors and allied health professionals.   

Total time: 30 minutes

CPD points: Equivalent of 30 minutes

Cost:  Free

Contact: nicutrafficlighttool@gmail.com

Course administrator: Erin Church (RN) and Dr Natalie Duffy (Neonatologist)