title: Clinical nurse specialists: creating new programs for neonatal home care.
abstract: Specialty home care programs are making headlines in nursing. Clinical nurse specialists are taking the lead in designing and directing follow-up home care for infants in neonatal intensive care units. The article describes a home care program in a Texas community that utilizes neonatal intensive care unit nursing staff as the home care providers for these infants.
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authors.lastname: Christian
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*