Assessment of neonatal nurses' behaviors that prevent overstimulation in preterm infants

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-118

  Aita, Marilyn ^a   Goulet, Céline ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PREMATURITY; PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SAMPLING; TACTILE STIMULATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0037699064     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-3397(03)00023-5     Document Type: Review

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