title: Developing competency in the neonatal intensive care unit: a hospital training program.
abstract: There are few specialized programs available to train occupational therapists and physical therapists to treat competently in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), yet hospitals are trying to fill such positions, and the need for advanced training is essential. A hospital-based program that provides clinical NICU training to therapists from other hospitals is presented. The program is short-term and highly individualized and emphasizes learning pertinent medical information, nonintrusive evaluation skills, and therapeutic intervention with advanced clinical judgment.
authors.affiliation: Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Occupational Therapy Department, California 91206.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hyde
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Jonkey
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000193:education*