Neonatal nursing care issues following a natural disaster: Lessons learned from the katrina experience

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-153

  Orlando, Susan ^a   Bernard, Marirose L ^a   Mathews, Pamela ^a  

^a Neurology Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster; Evacuation; Neonatal intensive care; Neonatal transport

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LOUISIANA; NATURAL DISASTERS; NEONATAL NURSING; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 49649109343     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JPN.0000319102.20593.12     Document Type: Article

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