ENCCO Course Syllabus

Developed by Pediatric Learning Solutions (a product of Children’s Hospital Association), in collaboration with clinical content experts, ENCCO advances neonatal nursing education and training.

Comprehensive Syllabus PDF
Module 1 – Patient Care
  1. Extrauterine Life: Fetal to Neonatal Circulation
  2. Extrauterine Life: Assessment of the Neonate’s Transition
  3. Comprehensive Assessment of the Neonate
  4. Developmental Care of the Newborn
  5. Family-Centered Care in the NICU
  6. Maternal Factors Affecting the Newborn
  7. Intrauterine Substance Exposure
  8. Neonatal Nutrition Overview
  9. Modalities of Neonatal Nutrition
  10. Neonatal Pain Assessment and Management
  11. Neonatal Pharmacokinetics
  12. Neonatal Skin Care
  13. Thermoregulation of the Newborn Infant
Module 2 – Respiratory Care
  1. Apnea of Prematurity
  2. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
  3. Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
  4. Pneumothorax in the Neonate
  5. Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  6. Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
Module 3 – Neonatal Vascular Access
  1. Central Lines in the Neonate
Module 4 – Metabolic Function and Disorders
  1. Glucose Homeostasis in the Neonate
  2. Hyperbilirubinemia
  3. Metabolic Disorders of the Newborn
Module 5 – Infectious Diseases and Management
  1. Neonatal Sepsis
Module 6 – Neurology
  1. Neonatal Cranial Hemorrhage
  2. Neonatal Seizures
Supplemental PLS App Learning Activities
  1. Congenital Infections in the Newborn
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