The scope of nursing practice in level III neonatal intensive care units.
A structured, timed, telephone survey to determine the scope of nursing practice in level III neonatal intensive care units revealed that the staff/head nurse and neonatal nurse clinician/specialist now are responsible for a wide variety of sophisticated skills and procedures, which were heretofore usually performed by a physician. This study has broad implications for educational as well as service activities and indicates a need to change physician and nurse expectations and education accordingly.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires