NICU guidelines for nursing care of the infant with congenital malignancies.
Cancer is a rare occurrence among neonates. NICU nurses must have the knowledge base and skills to comfortably and competently care for infants with this disease and their families. This case study provides an overview of neonatal malignancies and a review of clinical management and chemotherapeutic treatments.
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NICU, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000379:methods*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital; D008297:Male; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018335:Rhabdoid Tumor / Q000151:congenital