Newborn Nursery Teaching Attending Guide: Module 2. Newborn Physical Examination

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OPEN ACCESSApril 26, 2012Newborn Nursery Teaching Attending Guide: Module 2. Newborn Physical Examination Stephanie Cheng, Jocelyn Schiller, MD, Erin Brackbill, MD, Katherine Layton, MD, Heather Burrows, MD, PhD, Amy Fleming, MD, Chris Chapman, John Westfall, Sandhya Srinkantom, MD, Jared Austin, MD Stephanie Cheng Oregon Health Sciences University Google Scholar More articles by this author , Jocelyn Schiller, MD University of Michigan Medical School Google Scholar More articles by this author , Erin Brackbill, MD Greenville Hospital Systems Google Scholar More articles by this author , Katherine Layton, MD Peninsula Regional Medical Center Google Scholar More articles by this author , Heather Burrows, MD, PhD University of Michigan Google Scholar More articles by this author , Amy Fleming, MD Vanderbilt Medical School Google Scholar More articles by this author , Chris Chapman University of Michigan Google Scholar More articles by this author , John Westfall University of Michigan Google Scholar More articles by this author , Sandhya Srinkantom, MD Legacy Clinic Good Samaritan Google Scholar More articles by this author , Jared Austin, MD Oregon Health and Sciences University Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9161 SectionsAbout ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail Abstract Introduction: This resource is a part of a seven module curriculum intended to provide teaching faculty caring for well newborns with accessible, approachable, easily delivered, hands-on tools for bedside teaching in the newborn nursery. The seven modules are linked. Methods: This module focuses on acquiring the skills to complete a newborn physical examination. Also included is a guide to newborn reflexes. This checklist has been used for third-year medical students, pediatric, medicine-pediatric and family medicine interns, and physician assistant students at three different institutions. Results: This checklist was evaluated by randomizing 22 medical students into one of two groups: students who received feedback using this checklist and students who received routine feedback without using this checklist (control group). At the end of their one week newborn rotation, students' newborn physical exam skills were assessed by a blinded pediatrician. Using the checklist, students were given a score (0 = not done, 1 = needs improvement, 2 = done). Students who had received feedback using this checklist had a higher average score on individual items (average score 1.72 vs. 1.55 for control group, not significant). Discussion: Attending physicians found the checklists easy to understand and easy to use. They felt that the checklists improved the quality of the feedback that the students received by covering more areas and by focusing on specific points. This checklist has been part of the University of Michigan student and intern curriculum since 2008. Educational Objectives Learners will identify and demonstrate the components of a complete newborn physical exam. Sign up for the latest publications from MedEdPORTAL Add your email below FILES INCLUDEDReferencesRelatedDetails FILES INCLUDED Included in this publication: Newborn Physical Exam Facilitator's Guide.doc Complete Physical.mov Newborn Physical Exam Checklist.docx Newborn Reflexes.pdf To view all publication components, extract (i.e., unzip) them from the downloaded .zip file. Download editor’s noteThis publication may contain technology or a display format that is no longer in use. CitationCheng S, Schiller J, Brackbill E, Layton K, Burrows H, Fleming A, Chapman C, Westfall J, Srinkantom S, Austin J. Newborn Nursery Teaching Attending Guide: Module 2. Newborn Physical Examination. MedEdPORTAL. 2012;8:9161. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9161 Copyright & Permissions© 2012 Cheng et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives license.KeywordsNewborn ExaminationDirect Observation Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support None to report. Loading ...