These eLearning courses have been developed by PIPER Neonatal Educators for Nurses/Midwives and Medical professionals that are caring for infants outside of a neonatal intensive care setting.

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Non-invasive ventilation of the neonate in non-tertiary Special Care Nurseries (published 2023)

• Risk factors for developing respiratory distress and the need for intervention
• Nursing care of a neonate experiencing respiratory distress
• Indications for initiating non-invasive respiratory support
• Nursing care plan for a newborn on nCPAP or nHF
• PIPER referral for a neonate on nCPAP or nHF in a level 3-5 SCN in Victoria e.g., because a newborn may require increased support, they may need to receive ongoing support in a higher level SCN/NICU

Supraglottic Airway Insertion for Neonates

• The purpose of this learning package is to ensure the safe and correct placement of the Laryngeal Mask (LM)/Supraglottic Airway (SGA) in the neonate ≥34 weeks and ≥1500g.
• The LM/SGA can be used for situations:
  • Where there is an anticipated or unexpected difficult airway
  • Where mask ventilation is ineffective
  • When the operator does not have skills in neonatal intubation 

Neonatal and Paediatric Ventilation using the Hamilton T1

• Demonstrates assembly of the ventilator circuit for invasive ventilation, nasal CPAP and nasal High Flow
• Describes how the Hamilton T1 draws power and gas supplies
• Complete the pre-operational checks
• Describes the two most common invasive ventilation modes used in neonates
• Describes the two most common invasive ventilation modes used in paediatrics
• Navigates the controls and alarm settings
• Configure the circuit and set the ventilator for nCPAP
• Configure the circuit and set the ventilator for nHF