Care of substance-exposed infants: The current state of practice in Canadian hospitals

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 51-68

  Marcellus, Lenora ^a  

^a Capital Health Region   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Neonatal abstinence syndrome; Perinatal substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN NURSING; NURSING; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

CANADA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 0036884906     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-200212000-00007     Document Type: Article

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