Implementation of the Eat, Sleep, and Console Model of Care: A Quality Improvement Project.

Authors

Chelsie Ober, Department of Nursing, Reading Hospital, Tower Health, West Reading, PAFollow
Linda Bloom, Department of Pediatrics, Reading Hospital, Tower Health, West Reading, PAFollow
Nicholas Obiri, Department of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Reading Hospital, Tower Health, West Reading, PAFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2023

Abstract

A Southeastern, 741-bed acute care, Magnet designated teaching hospital and level III B NICU identified assessment and treatment concerns for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS). In March 2020, a quality improvement project led to a multidisciplinary team formation to determine the effectiveness of the Eat, Sleep, Console (ESC) model of care in reducing the length of treatment (LOT) and length of stay (LOS) for neonates experiencing NOWS rather than use of the Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Scoring tool. The results concluded a decrease in the average LOT from 19.2 to 2.5 days and the average LOS from 23.9 to 9.3 days for those admitted directly into the ESC model of care on postpartum vs previous direct admission to the NICU. A group samples

Publication Title

Neonatal network : NN

Volume

42

Issue

6

First Page

320

Last Page

328

Recommended Citation

Ober, C., Bloom, L., & Obiri, N. (2023). Implementation of the Eat, Sleep, and Console Model of Care: A Quality Improvement Project.. Neonatal network : NN, 42 (6), 320-328. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/NN-2023-0037