Improving the Lives of Fragile Newborns: What Does Nursing Have to Offer?

LDI Issue Brief. 2016 Apr;20(1):1-4.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Black People
  • Health Policy
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Very Low Birth Weight*
  • Infections / epidemiology
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal*
  • Neonatal Nursing*
  • Nurse's Role*
  • Nursing Care*
  • Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
  • Parents
  • Patient Acuity*
  • Personnel Staffing and Scheduling*
  • Quality Improvement*
  • Quality of Health Care
  • United States
  • Workforce
  • Workplace