Vol. 5, No. 17
- Conceive Magazine Web Site Publishes Article about Dean’s Research
- Faculty Member Named as Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar
- Faculty Member Elected to National League for Nursing Board of Governors
- SON Doctoral Student Studying Feeding Methods for Infants With Form of Congenital Heart Disease
- Join Us For A Conversation about the Doctorate of Nursing Practice
- Two Faculty Members Receive SON Literary Award
- School of Nursing’s Longest-Running Employee Retires
- Faculty Member Receives Nearly $3.2 Million Grant From NINR
- Alumni Award Recipients and Leading Donors Honored at Reception
- School of Nursing Alumni Day Nov. 14, 2009
- Atlanta-Area Alumni: Join Associate Dean Gwen Sherwood for “Lunch and Learn”
- Alumni Board Holds Annual Meeting, Prioritizes Student Support and Alumni Education
- Join Us In London – March 2010
SON Doctoral Student Studying Feeding Methods for Infants With Form of Congenital Heart Disease
Infants with single ventricle congenital heart disease often experience difficulties with eating, placing them at risk for growth problems and greater morbidity and mortality. School of Nursing doctoral student Britt Pados is conducting a study to determine whether a particular feeding strategy will improve infant development.
In her study, titled “Feeding of Infants with Single Ventricle Heart Disease: Physiology and Behavior,” Pados will study seven infants, observing how they react to three different feeding
Doctoral student Britt Pados received a Nurse Research Service Award to study feeding methods in infants with a form of congential heart disease.
methods — breastfeeding, bottle-feeding with a standard-flow nipple and bottle-feeding with a slow-flow nipple. The study has two aims: to examine heart rate and oxygen saturation changes and observe indicators of distress caused by each feeding method and to explore how heart rate variability affects the ability to understand physiological states before, during and after feeding.
The study, supported by a nearly $100,000, three-year Nurse Research Service Award from the National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, is intended to improve quality of life for the patients and help identify the most appropriate feeding strategies for infants with single ventricle congenital heart disease to achieve better growth and avoid complications.