Intensive Care, Neonatal - Psychology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Including parents in the evaluation of clinical microsystems in the neonatal intensive care unit.

30 Jul 2009 Neonatal intensive care is an area of healthcare that has experienced significant growth in recent years. As a result, "megaunits" of more than 60 beds are not uncommon. Delivering care in units of this size that incorporates the principles of ... Read more...

Fathering premature infants and the technological imperative of the neonatal intensive care unit: an interpretive inquiry.

29 Jun 2009 The experiences of 9 fathers of premature infants in the technological environment of the neonatal intensive care unit were examined using interpretive methods. Fathers were interviewed 6 to 8 times each. Findings revealed emotional costs for ... Read more...

Discharge teaching in the NICU: are parents prepared? An integrative review of parents' perceptions.

29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: At the end of their infant's NICU stay, parents are expected to assume full responsibility for their infant's care. It is important to look at discharge practices from the parents' points of view to see whether our strategies are ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Intensive Care, Neonatal - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Including parents in the evaluation of clinical microsystems in the neonatal intensive care unit. 30 Jul 2009
• Fathering premature infants and the technological imperative of the neonatal intensive care unit: an interpretive inquiry. 29 Jun 2009
• Gently encouraging breastfeeding in the NICU. 29 Jun 2009
• Case study: trisomy 13, a palliative care case. 29 Jun 2009
• Discharge teaching in the NICU: are parents prepared? An integrative review of parents' perceptions. 29 Jun 2009
• Living with grief following removal of infant life support: parents' perspectives. 30 May 2009
• Patient safety: effective interdisciplinary teamwork through simulation and debriefing in the neonatal ICU. 30 May 2009
• Variation in the treatment of infants born at the borderline of viability. 30 May 2009
• Counseling pregnant women who may deliver extremely premature infants: medical care guidelines, family choices, and neonatal outcomes. 30 May 2009
• Attitudes toward neonatal intensive care treatment of preterm infants with a high risk of developing long-term disabilities. 30 May 2009
• NICU parents' top ten worries at discharge. 29 Apr 2009
• [Evaluation of stress responses in parents of newborns hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit] 29 Apr 2009
• A Mexican American mother's experience in the neonatal intensive care unit. 30 Mar 2009
• Culture clash: a missed opportunity. 30 Mar 2009
• [A protocol for receiving brothers and sisters in neonatal intensive care] 30 Mar 2009
• Failed neonatal transport: a heartache for all concerned. 30 Mar 2009
• Analysis of enacted difficult conversations in neonatal intensive care. 13 Jan 2009
• A day in a preemie's life. 30 Dec 2008
• The importance of family-centred care in the NICU. 30 Dec 2008
• Taiwanese women's experiences of becoming a mother to a very-low-birth-weight preterm infant: a grounded theory study. 14 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Intensive Care, Neonatal'

Definition: Continuous care and monitoring of newborn infants with life-threatening conditions, in any setting.

Descriptor UI: D015931

Alternative terms: Intensive Care, Neonatal; Infant, Newborn, Intensive Care; Neonatal Intensive Care; Care, Neonatal Intensive;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; psychology;

Tree Number: E02.760.190.400.405; N02.421.088.120.120; N02.421.585.190.400.405;

History Note: 90

Technical Notes: check also tags HUMANS & INFANT, NEWBORN