Positioning and skin care of the low-birth-weight neonate.
An analysis of investigations related to positioning and skin care of the low-birth-weight infant, tempered with the authors' clinical experience, is presented. Protocols for positioning the low-birth-weight neonate and care of immature skin are provided. The nursing management plans are theoretically based and provide a foundation for testing the ability of nurses to improve developmental outcomes for this population of infants and reduce the cost of their care. A comprehensive reference list is provided.
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D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods*; D009737:Nursing Records; D015399:Nursing Research; D011187:Posture; D012867:Skin