Advanced practice nurses: change agents for clinical practice
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Advanced practice nurses (APNs) may successfully shape changes in nursing practices based on their own research. APNs in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) researched how to reduce stress in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants and developed a videotape presentation for NICU staff that modeled appropriate handling of these infants. APNs then directed the educational follow-up in changing the handling and positioning practices of VLBW infants in the NICU.
Publication Name: Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0893-2190
Year: 1996
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Preterm infants and STRESS: a tool for the neonatal nurse
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The Roy Adaptation Model can be used as a conceptual framework to assess nursing care for premature infants. The STRESS clinical tool could provide measurement for signs of physical or behavioral stress, the effectiveness of touch interventions, methods to reduce pain, environmental considerations, balance between sleep and wake states, and stability. Medically fragile infants need accurate monitoring and timely intervention.
Publication Name: Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0893-2190
Year: 1997
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