title: Refining Neurobehavioral Assessment of the High-Risk Infant Using the NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale.
abstract: Nurses caring for high-risk infants use advanced assessment skills to identify the nature of infant instability and to assure timely intervention. The NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale (NNNS) is a comprehensive assessment of neurological integrity and behavioral function of infants at risk. Research evidence supports its validity and reliability for clinical and research use. The NNNS offers nurses a neurobehavioral assessment especially suited to high-risk and premature infants.
authors: professor in the College of Nursing, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI and a research scientist at the Brown Center for Children at Risk, Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, RI.. Electronic address: MCSullivan@ds.uri.edu.
authors: Mary C
authors: MC
authors: Sullivan
authors: research scientist at the Brown Center for Children at Risk, Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, RI.
authors: Robin J
authors: RJ
authors: Miller
authors: professor in the Department of Psychology, Community College of Rhode Island and a research scientist at the Brown Center for Children at Risk, Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, RI.
authors: Lynne Andreozzi
authors: LA
authors: Fontaine
authors: Barry Lester, PhD, is a professor of psychiatry and human behavior and professor of pediatrics in the Alpert Medical School, Brown University and director of the Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk, Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, RI.
authors: Barry
authors: B
authors: Lester
mesh_terms: D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing; D002657:Child Development; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018730:Infant Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D014894:Weights and Measures