S.T.A.B.L.E. is the most widely distributed and implemented neonatal education program to focus exclusively on the post-resuscitation/pre-transport stabilization care of sick infants. S.T.A.B.L.E. stands for the six assessment and care modules in the program: Sugar, Temperature, Airway, Blood pressure, Lab work, and Emotional support. A seventh module, Quality Improvement, stresses the professional responsibility of improving and evaluating care provided to sick infants.
First introduced in 1996 in the US and Canada, S.T.A.B.L.E. has grown internationally to include instructor training and courses in more than 45 countries. Currently, there are more than 4,300 registered instructors worldwide and more than 500,000 neonatal healthcare providers have completed a S.T.A.B.L.E. Learner course. The program involves an 8-hour interactive presentation by an expert in neonatal nursing or medicine. The S.T.A.B.L.E program is the widely accepted neonatal post-resuscitation/pre-transport stabilization education and clinical too.
Decatur County Memorial Hospital’s OB nurses and staff completed the S.T.A.B.L.E certification earlier this year. A representative from Riley Children’s Health, Indiana University Health met with the team at the DCMH campus to teach the course.
Heather Ballenger, DCMH OB registered nurse, really enjoyed the class. She stated, “The STABLE training is important to all of the DCMH staff as it continues to refresh our knowledge of what we already know. It also gives us the opportunity to address particular situations that have happened in the past. It is difficult to remember every detail on handling unfortunate situations that walk in our doors when we only experience them on rare occasions, so to have this refresher every other year is important to not only the staff but our DCMH reputation. I feel like I speak for the entire class when I say that the review is very beneficial to our staff in refreshing us in all areas that we see on a regular basis and are comfortable with. High risk and critical situations are their expertise, we need their suggestions on how to handle these situations in our environment. We need to know what we should be doing before we call them for a transfer or just a consult.”
A job well done to the OB DCMH staff. For more information about our DCMH Women’s Center, visit dcmh.net. Decatur County Memorial Hospital. The quality care you want. Close By.