title: Improving the Lives of Fragile Newborns: What Does Nursing Have to Offer?
abstract: This brief summarizes evidence of nursing's effects on NICU outcomes and recommends policies to bolster and support nursing practice in NICUs. Adequate staffing and a supportive work environment are associated with better outcomes for very low birth weight infants.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lake
authors.affiliation: Leanard Davis Institute of Health Economics, Philadelphia, PA and Rutgers School of Public Health, NJ
authors.forename: Jeannette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rogowski
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weiner
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D006291:Health Policy; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D007239:Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D017283:Neonatal Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009732:Nursing Care; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010290:Parents; D062072:Patient Acuity; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D058996:Quality Improvement; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce; D017132:Workplace; D001741:Black or African American