Perceptions of parent-staff communication in Neonatal Intensive Care: The findings from a rating scale

Journal of Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 64-74

  Reid, Tilly ^a   Bramwell, Ros ^b   Booth, Nicola ^c   Weindling, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical role; CRIB; Mode of birth; NICU; Parent gender; Parent staff communication; Transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947159280     PISSN: 13551841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnn.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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