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The Core Measure Series

 Transforming the experience of care, one core measure at a time

With every encounter we touch lives and impact lifetimes. 

Showing up to each encounter with intention; with a heightened awareness that in this singular moment you are able to create a healing connection that conveys kindness and compassion aligns with a trauma informed paradigm.

 

 "Personal transformation can and does have global effects. As we go, so goes the world, for the world is us. The revolution that will save the world is ultimately a personal one". - Marianne Williamson 

 

The operational strategy behind a trauma informed paradigm and providing trauma sensitive, developmentally supportive care begins with the Five Core Measures for Trauma Informed Care.

These five core measure sets, endorsed by the National Association of Neonatal Nurses and the Council of International Neonatal Nurses,  define evidence-based, trauma informed developmentally supportive care practices that meet the physiological, psychological, and socio-emotional needs of vulnerable individuals in crisis.

The importance of meeting these human needs is eloquently described by Don Berwick M.D., the former president of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and a pediatrician, shared his personal fears of becoming a patient:

"What chills my bones is indignity...homogenized, anonymous, powerless...It scares me to be made helpless before my time, to be made ignorant when I want to know...or to be alone when I need to hold my wife's hand...You can call it patient-centeredness if you choose, but I suggest to you, this is the core, it is the property of care that welcomes me to assert my humanity and my individuality and my uniqueness. And, if we be healers, that is not a root to the point, it is the point" - Don Berwick M.D. (2009).

It is in meeting the unique human needs of the individuals we serve that we are invited to transform their experience.  Transforming routine activities into meaningful moments acknowledges our shared humanity and enables us to transcend the suffering of others while offering hope through loving presence.

 

Each core measure is differentiated into three subcategories or attributes which represent evidence-based best practices for trauma informed developmentally supportive care. 

 

Core Measures for Trauma Informed Developmental Care

Attributes of the Activities of Daily Living Core Measure include:

  • Posture and play
  • Eating and nourishment
  • Skin care and hygiene

Attributes of the Protected Sleep Core Measure include:

  • Rhythmicity/regularity
  • Sleep hygiene routines
  • Safe sleep

 Attributes of the Healing Environment Core Measure include:

  • The physical environment
  • The human environment
  • The organizational/systems environment

Attributes of the Prevention and Management of Pain & Stress Core Measure include:

  • Prevention
  • Assessment and management
  • Non-pharmacologic management

Attributes of theCompassionate Collaborative Relationships Core Measure  include:

  • Emotional well-being
  • Self-efficacy
  • Communication

  

The Core Measure Series is comprised of five 12-week courses.

Each course focuses on one of the five core measures.

 

During each 12-week course, the learner discovers the Basics, the Values and the Experiences associated with the selected Core Measure Topic

  • The Basics content encompasses the science and research relative to the topic, dispels practice myths and presents current evidence-informed best practices.
  • The Values of kindness, connection and compassion are then interwoven with the science to ground each care practice morally and ethically.
  • The Experience is then explored to gain insight into our shared humanity and enables the learner to discover the unique value s/he brings to each care encounter.

Each month faculty and learners connect in a live virtual Pod Call to:

  • Explore discoveries
  • Share insights
  • Discuss challenges and strategies

Connect with heart-centered, passionate clinicians from around the globe to:

  • Create community, network and share ideas
  • Establish lifelong relationships
  • Empower global practice transformation

 

The required textbook is the 2nd Edition of Transformative Nursing in the NICU - Trauma Informed, Age Appropriate Care 

 

When you enroll in the entire 18-month Core Measure Series you gain access to all five 12-week core measure courses, receive a complimentary hard copy of the required textbook for the program: The 2nd Edition of Transformative Nursing in the NICU - Trauma Informed, Age Appropriate Care (2021), and enjoy additional savings for your investment.  You pay for only four core measure courses and receive the fifth course absolutely FREE!  The installment option incurs a $100.00 processing fee, however, you receive the same savings.

You are also welcome to enroll in a single core measure course that best suits your learning needs, goals and objectives.  Enrollees in a single core measure course are required to purchase the required textbook independently.  If you purchase the text from Springer Publishing Company apply Coupon Code: COUGHLIN25 and receive 25% off the retail price!

Each 12-week course has been awarded 15 continuing education credits in accordance with 244 CMR 5.04 Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing 

 

Course Faculty

Mary Coughlin MS, NNP, RNC-E - President and Founder of Caring Essentials Collaborative, LLC (center)

Tara DeWolfe PT, DPT, CNT, CLC - Faculty at Caring Essentials Collaborative, LLC  (left) 

Kristy Fuller OTR/L, CNT, CLC - Faculty, Caring Essentials Collaborative, LLC (right) 

 

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