What is a Level 2 neonatal unit?
A special care nursery, sometimes called a level 2 NICU, can care for babies born at 32 weeks gestational age or greater (often referred to as moderately preterm babies) or babies who are full-term but require close monitoring or intravenous antibiotics after birth.
What is the difference between a Level I II and III nursery?
Level 1 and 2 NICUs are designed to provide basic care for newborns with conditions that are expected to resolve without need for subspecialty care. To be designated a level 3 NICU, the unit must offer prompt and readily available access to a full range of pediatric medical subspecialties.
What is difference between Level 3 and Level 4 NICU?
Level III: Comprehensive care for more seriously ill newborns. Level IV: Major surgery, surgical repair of serious congenital heart and anomolies that require cardiopulmonary bypass and/or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for medical conditions.
What makes a NICU a level 4?
Level IV NICUs have the highest quality of care available, with capabilities and accessibility to services that go beyond other facilities. They can handle the most acute care and the most complex medical cases, and are located in hospitals that can perform surgeries for congenital or acquired conditions.
What is a Level 3 NICU mean?
Level III, NICU. This kind of nursery has teams of health care providers who take care of: Babies who are born before 32 weeks who weigh less than 1,500 grams. Babies of any age or weight who are critically ill. Babies who need equipment to help them breathe to stay alive.
What can a level 3 NICU do?
Level III: Subspecialty newborn care Level III NICUs care for babies born at less than 32 weeks gestation as well as babies born with critical illness, at all gestational ages. These facilities offer prompt and readily available access to a full range of pediatric medical subspecialties.
What is a level IIIA NICU?
Level IIIA: These nurseries care for babies born greater than 28 weeks. They offer mechanical ventilation and minor surgical procedures such as central line placement.
What is the best NICU level?
Level IV, Regional NICU. This is the highest level of care for babies. The team that works in this kind of nursery takes care of babies who may need special surgery for birth defects and other disorders.
What does a Level 2 neonatal nurse do?
Often Level II neonatal nurses work with premature newborns or those who need immediate care. They are often skilled at intravenous fluid administration, specialized feeding, oxygen therapy, medications, and more.
What is a level 3a NICU?
Level IIIA: These units care for babies born greater than 28 weeks’ gestation. Level IIIA nurseries offer mechanical ventilation and minor surgical procedures.
What level NICU is highest?
Level IV
Level IV, Regional NICU. This is the highest level of care for babies. The team that works in this kind of nursery takes care of babies who may need special surgery for birth defects and other disorders.
What is a Level 1 NICU?
Level I: Basic newborn care Level 1 nurseries care for healthy, full-term babies. They stabilize babies born near term to get them ready to transfer to facilities that provide advanced care.