Family-centered Care in the NICU
- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing
- Vol. 20 (1), 98-102
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00005237-200601000-00029
Abstract
Family-centered care is a philosophy of care that embraces a partnership between staff and families. Families, patients, and staff benefit in a family-centered care environment and the design of the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) must not interfere with its successful implementation. Unrestricted parental presence in the NICU, parental involvement in infant caregiving, and open communication with parents are basic tenets of family-centered care. By virtue of their continual presence and role in the NICU, nurses are in a unique position to support family-centered care.Keywords
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