Post-operative Analgesia Utilizing Chloroprocaine Epidurals in Neonates and Infants - F25OD261

Intended Audience: All neonatal nurses.

ANCC NCPD Contact Hour(s): 1 | Rx=.50

NCC Codes: NNP4, NIC3, LRN4, ELBW7, NNIC20

Learning Outcome: Learners will identify the benefits of post-operative epidural analgesia in neonates and infants including the use of chloroprocaine epidurals for post-operative analgesia in NICU patients.

Release Date: 9/5/2025

Expiration Date: 07/31/2027

Requirements for Completion: Participants must be registered for the conference, attend at least 90% of each session, and complete evaluations to earn ANCC NCPD contact hours.

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.

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Track: NN

Keywords: Epidural, Chloroprocaine, NICU, pain, analgesia

Amy Garman, DNP, NNP-BC, IBCLC

Advanced Practice Provider Team Lead, Neonatology

Children's National Hospital

Amy Garman is a doctoral prepared neonatal nurse practitioner who has worked in neonatology for over twenty years. For the last fifteen years she has served in multiple roles in the Level IV NICU at Children’s National Hospital. She leads a number of multidisciplinary quality improvement projects and currently serves as the team leader for the Advanced Practice Provider Team Lead for Neonatology.