Neonatal and pediatric critical care: a call for collaboration.
Neonatal and pediatric critical care units are growing in size and complexity. Each unit is staffed by a highly specialized group of nurses. Although the units share many commonalities, the relationship between nurses in the neonatal and pediatric critical care units often is characterized by rivalry and antagonism rather than by cooperation. The purpose of this report is to identify similarities and differences between the two units and to describe the benefits of collaboration between units.
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Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.
D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D013038:Specialization