Home apnea monitoring. A systems approach to the family's home care needs.
Parents who bring home an infant requiring constant home apnea monitoring often face a stressful situation with their child's medical difficulties and their own financial concerns. The home care nurse must be aware of the difficulties facing these families to offer the necessary support and education.
Ridgell
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NH
Children's Home Health Care Services, Washington, DC.
D001049:Apnea / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000451:nursing; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*