IMPLEMENTING A RESEARCH-BASED KANGAROO CARE PROGRAM IN THE NICU

Authors
BELL RP MCGRATH JM
Citation
Rp. Bell et Jm. Mcgrath, IMPLEMENTING A RESEARCH-BASED KANGAROO CARE PROGRAM IN THE NICU, The Nursing clinics of North America, 31(2), 1996, pp. 387
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Nursing
Journal title
The Nursing clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00296465
Volume
31
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-6465(1996)31:2<387:IARKCP>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Kangaroo care or skin-to-skin holding of preterm infants requires cons istent implementation for best outcomes with infants and families. Suc cessful implementation of a project of this type demands an organized approach. This article describes how a standard of care was developed using research findings and then implemented with a step-by-step appro ach in the neonatal intensive care unit.