Guide to capillary heelstick blood sampling in infants

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 171-178

  Folk, Laura A ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood sampling; Capillary; Heel; Heelstick; Infant; Neonatal pain; Neonate

Indexed keywords

BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY POSTURE; CAPILLARY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN NURSING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PAIN; REVIEW; SKIN CARE; VASCULARIZATION;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CAPILLARIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEEL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; PAIN; POSTURE; SKIN CARE;

EID: 35148863539     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ANC.0000286333.67928.04     Document Type: Review

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