Nurse case management in a rural parent-infant enrichment program.
Nurse case managers assist families with children with special health-care problems to receive services. This article describes the families and services provided in a parent-infant enrichment program in a rural setting. The interdisciplinary program encourages a parent-provider supportive case management model based on a realistic assessment of the family's ability to actively participate in the case management process. The program empowers families to become advocates for their children.
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D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards*; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012423:Rural Health