Palliative/end-of-life care in the newborn intensive care unit

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Title Palliative/end-of-life care in the newborn intensive care unit
Publication Type thesis
School or College College of Nursing
Department Nursing
Author Clark, Fawn N.
Date 2004-08
Description This descriptive study determined the presence of palliative/end-of-life care protocols in two newborn intensive care units (NICUs). The study also explored the experiences and attitudes of NICU registered nurses (RNs) and neonatal nurse practitioners (NNPs) in providing care to infants at the end of life. This study served as a basis for exploring the current practices and attitudes of RNs and NNPs about neonatal end-of-life care. There was an absence of palliative/end-of-life care protocols in both NICUs in this study. The majority of respondents indicated that they thought the addition of a neonatal palliative/end-of-life care protocol would be helpful to them in providing care to infants and their families. Several common themes regarding RN and NNP perceptions of skills, concerns, and rewards in providing neonatal palliative/end-of-life care were found.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Protocols; Newborn Intensive Care Units
Subject MESH Pediatric Nursing; Neonatal Nursing; Intensive Care; Terminal Care; Infant, Newborn
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name MS
Language eng
Relation is Version of Digital reproduction of "Palliative/end-of-life care in the newborn intensive care unit". Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Print version of "Palliative/end-of-life care in the newborn intensive care unit". available at J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collection. RJ25.5 2004 .C58.
Rights Management © Fawn N. Clark.
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Identifier undthes,4534
Source Original: University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (no longer available).
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6n87ck0
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