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Infant definitive care unit: developmental care for the hospitalized NICU graduate

Barba, L.A.; King, D.J.; Walker, C.L.

Neonatal Network Nn 11(7): 35-42

1992

ISSN/ISBN: 0730-0832
PMID: 1406548
Document Number: 4250
The application of the developmental theories described by Piaget and Erikson are demonstrated by the care provided in the IDCU. (See Tables 1 and 2 for examples of nursing care plans that focus on the developmental needs of the IDCU patient.) These care plans demonstrate the ability of the IDCU setting to offer not only physiologic support but also cognitive and psychosocial support to promote growth and development in the hospitalized NICU graduate. Nursing in the NICU is geared toward maintaining a delicate balance among the systems that support life. As more and more infants survive, the need for an ardent focus on developmental outcome becomes apparent." With an understanding of the significance of developmental interventions for the hospitalized infant, nurses need to create an environment that takes into account developmental theory to enhance optimum growth and development. The infant definitive care unit offers a unique environment for infants requiring long-term hospitalization and consistent care and/or specific complex teaching in preparation for home care. The idea of providing developmentally appropriate care to chronically ill infants using a multidisciplinary team approach is being actualized in the innovative environment of the infant definitive care unit.

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