Designing Environments for Developmental Care

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 745-749

  White, Robert D ^a  

^a is an assistant professor of nursing at Bethel College   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental care; Family centered care; NICU design; Single family room; Skin to skin care

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; KANGAROO CARE; MILIEU THERAPY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NURSERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL;

EID: 82955181065     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: 15579840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2011.08.012     Document Type: Review

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