Primary nursing in the infant special care unit.
Primary nursing is the involvement of one registered nurse in the 24-hour care of a patient throughout the hospital stay. The role of the primary care nurse and how that role evolved in an infant special care unit is described.
D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011321:Primary Nursing; D011368:Professional-Family Relations