A comparative study to determine nursing staff attitudes towards daily allocation of quiet time before and after implementation

Journal of Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 138-143

  Crawley, Andrea ^a   Emery, Michele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developmental care; Environment; Handling; Light; Noise; Nursing attitudes; Quiet time; Sensory overload

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745834307     PISSN: 13551841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnn.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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