Eat, Sleep, Console

Program Date: 29 April 2021

Publication Date: 12 August 2021

Continuing Education Units: Nurse Contact: 1.0, Dietitian CPEU: 1.0

Course Description:

In this course, you’ll compare the modified Finnegan Assessment Scale (FNASS) to the Eat, Sleep, Console (ESC) Assessment Scale; summarize emerging research on the ESC method for neonatal abstinence syndrome infants; list consoling support interventions; and discuss implementation strategies for ESC. Originally presented as a live webinar on April 29, 2021.

Course Objectives:

• Compare the modified Finnegan Assessment Scale (FNASS) to the Eat, Sleep, Console (ESC) Assessment Scale.

• Summarize and review emerging research on the ESC method for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) infants.

• List consoling support interventions.

• Discuss implementation strategies for ESC.

CDR Level: 2
Performance Indicators: 4.1.2, 4.2.1, 8.1.2
Run Time: 57

Course Instructor Bio(s)

Heaven Holdbrooks, PNP, CNS, RNC-NIC

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Southern, CA, USA

Heaven Holdbrooks is a clinical nurse specialist working in a level III NICU in southern California and is board certified as a neonatal nurse. She obtained her BSN at the University of California Irvine and her MSN at the University of California Los Angeles with a dual degree in clinical nurse specialist and pediatric nurse practitioner. She has worked in the NICU for the past 10 years and is well versed in quality improvement initiatives. She is passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of children and their families.

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