More Than Going Home: Building Strong Transitions Into, Within, and From the NICU

Authors

Kimberly Travers, Kent State University
Kimberly Hile
Jenna Weglarz-Ward, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Book Section

Publication Date

11-1-2020

Publication Title

Division for Early Childhood Recommended Practices Monograph no. 8: Transition

Publisher

Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children

Volume

8

First page number:

1

Abstract

This recommended practice article describes the actions that caregivers and their professional team can take in order to plan transitions into, within, and from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Resources and activities for each process are described in the chapter.

Keywords

Neonatal intensive care unit; NICU; Transition practices; Professional caregiver team; Family guidance

Disciplines

Maternal, Child Health and Neonatal Nursing | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing

Language

English

Repository Citation

Travers, K., Hile, K., Weglarz-Ward, J. (2020). More Than Going Home: Building Strong Transitions Into, Within, and From the NICU. Division for Early Childhood Recommended Practices Monograph no. 8: Transition, 8 1. Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children.