Neonatal Skin Fundamentals Course

Developed in collaboration with leading skin experts, ANN and Pampers Professional bring you a course designed to enhance your expertise in specialized skin care. This free CNE program equips you and your team with essential knowledge and hands-on training to improve care for both full-term and preterm infants, while providing the insights needed to develop advanced skills in caring for delicate, premature skin.

This interactive CNE activity requires the use of your mouse or touch screen to rotate and view the 3D skin models. You have the option to take a short knowledge check at the beginning and end of the course to see how much you have learned before completing the final evaluation to earn NCPD contact hours. 

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Intended Audience: All neonatal nurses

ANCC NCPD Contact Hour(s): 1.0

Learning Outcome: After completion of this activity, the learner will increase their understanding of the embryology, anatomy and function of the neonate's skin.

Disclosures: No person with the potential to influence the content of this activity has declared a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible* company. Any exceptions to this disclosure are noted below.

Release Date: April 2025

Expiration Date: 07/31/2027

Course content:

• Course Introduction & Welcome Videos
• Knowledge Check 1 & 2
• Lesson 1: Skin Structure - Understanding skin anatomy: Familiarize yourself with the epidermis and dermis and their functions.
• Lesson 2: Preterm vs. Full-term skin - Appreciate the physical differences between preterm baby skin structure and a full-term baby.
• Lesson 3: Skin Development - See how gestational age affects the skin’s ability to function.
• Lesson 4: Sensory Nerves & Touch - Explore the multiple sensory nerve types that allow detection and discrimination of varied stimuli and understand the skin-brain connection.
• NCPD Evaluation

Supported by Pampers Professional

Disclosures: No person with the potential to influence the content of this activity has declared a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible* company. Any exceptions to this disclosure are noted below.

This course is best viewed in Google Chrome and uses immersive and interactive environments to bring lessons to life. Click on the short video to meet the experts behind this course and your AI course guide