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Developing family-centred care in a neonatal intensive care unit: An action research study.

Intensive & Critical Care Nursing, 2019
AIM To develop, implement and evaluate family-centred interventions to promote parental involvement in caregiving in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. METHODOLOGY A participatory action research approach was used to implement two changes in practice a ...
C. Skene, K. Gerrish, Fiona Price, E. Pilling, Pauline Bayliss, Siobhán Gillespie   +5 more
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Nesocomial infection in neonatal intensive care units

American Journal of Infection Control, 1989
Nosocomial infection rates in neonatal intensive care units range from 5% to 25%. Both endemic and epidemic infections have been documented, with causative agents including gram-positive cocci, gram-negative bacilli, and viruses. This paper reviews the host, maternal, and environmental factors that influence susceptibility of neonates. Usual preventive
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Family-centred music therapy with preterm infants and their parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Colombia – A mixed-methods study

, 2017
This article reports a mixed-methods study of Music Therapy (MT) with preterm infants and their parents in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Colombia.
Mark Ettenberger, Catherine Rojas Cárdenas, Mike Parker, H. Odell-Miller   +3 more
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Burnout in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Pediatrics, 1980
Burnout, the loss of motivation for creative involvement, is an important reaction of the staff to the stresses of working in a neonatal intensive care unit. The characteristics and causes of burnout are presented from a clinical perspective. Strategies for reducing and coping with burnout are offered.
R E, Marshall, C, Kasman
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Candidemia in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2006
Candida spp. are increasingly important hospital-acquired pathogens in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) and cause considerable mortality in preterm infants. Most studies have been limited to a single institution. The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiology of candidemia in all Barcelona NICUs.We conducted prospective population-based ...
Dolors, Rodriguez, Benito, Almirante, Benjamin J, Park, Manuel, Cuenca-Estrella, Ana M, Planes, Ferran, Sanchez, Amadeu, Gene, Mariona, Xercavins, Dionisia, Fontanals, Juan L, Rodriguez-Tudela, David W, Warnock, Albert, Pahissa   +11 more
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Teamwork in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics, 2013
Medical and technological advances in neonatology have prompted the initiation and expansion of developmentally supportive services for newborns and have incorporated rehabilitation professionals into the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) multidisciplinary team.
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Antibiotics in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs)

Journal of Chemotherapy, 2007
Antibiotics, the most effective tools against pathogens, are overused in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Prolonged and unnecessary empirical use of broad-spectrum antibiotics selects resistant bacteria and increases the risk of sever fungal infections.
M, Stronati, A, Borghesi, L, Decembrino, L, Bollani   +3 more
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Parenting in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 2008
A systematic review of the literature was conducted to answer the following 2 questions: (a) What are the needs of parents who have infants in the neonatal intensive care unit? (b) What behaviors support parents with an infant in the neonatal intensive care unit?Using the search terms "parents or parenting" and the "neonatal intensive care unit ...
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Thrombosis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Clinics in Perinatology, 2015
Neonates have the highest risk for pathologic thrombosis among pediatric patients. A combination of genetic and acquired risk factors significantly contributes to this risk, with the most important risk factor being the use of central venous catheters. Proper imaging is critical for confirming the diagnosis. Despite a significant number of these events
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Ethical issues in neonatal intensive care units

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2015
On one hand, advances in neonatal care and rescue technology allow for the healthy survival or prolonged survival time of critically ill newborns who, in the past, would have been non-viable. On the other hand, many of the surviving critically ill infants have serious long-term disabilities. If an infant eventually cannot survive or is likely to suffer
Jing, Liu, Xin-Xin, Chen, Xin-Ling, Wang
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