title: Communication patterns and decision making among parents and health care providers in the neonatal intensive care unit: a case study.
abstract: This case study illustrates salient issues in the communication and decision making of parents in a neonatal intensive care unit. The case provides descriptions that may be typical features of interaction between parents and professionals in a neonatal intensive care unit. Conclusions are drawn from this case with recommendations for practice.
authors.affiliation: Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Sudia-Robinson
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Freeman
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010358:Patient Participation; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn