The cocaine-exposed infant, Part I: Identification and assessment.
The incidence of cocaine use among women of childbearing years is rapidly increasing. The identification and assessment of the cocaine-exposed infant provides a challenge to the nurse practitioner. This article, the first of two parts, describes identification and assessment techniques. Part two will discuss intervention and teaching methods.
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D003042:Cocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009357:Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010371:Pediatric Nursing
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