How the NICU environment sounds to a preterm infant: Update

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 250-253

  Thomas, Karen A ^a   Uran, Annie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b PHOEBE PUTNEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health facility environment; Infant; Neonatal intensive care; Sound

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FURNITURE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCUBATOR; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN NURSING; NOISE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOUND DETECTION;

AROUSAL; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCUBATORS, INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; NEONATAL NURSING; NOISE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY;

EID: 34547667071     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000281966.23034.e9     Document Type: Review

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