title: It all comes down to degrees. The QI process between two units.
abstract: Cold stress is potentially life-threatening to a 600-g neonate. The risk of cold stress is increased during the admission process, when a neonate is transferred from a labor and delivery suite to a patient care unit. At one perinatal center, staff nurses devised a quality improvement plan to assess and reduce the risk of cold stress to patients admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit.
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Friedrichs
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hennessy
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bigger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McPherson
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D001831:Body Temperature; D002641:Chicago; D003696:Delivery Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000592:standards; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000592:standards; D017749:Total Quality Management