Evaluation and development of potentially better practices to improve the discharge process in the neonatal intensive care unit

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages

  Sims, Debra C ^a   Jacob, Jack ^a   Mills, Marla M ^b   Fett, Patricia A ^c   Novak, Gayle ^d  

^a Children's Hospital at Providence   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c Rockford Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^d ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge planning; Neonatal intensive care; Potentially better practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAFF TRAINING;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947128128     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-0913H     Document Type: Article

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