NICU perspectives on palliative care

J Contin Educ Nurs. 2012 Aug;43(8):342-3. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20120725-03.

Abstract

Few health care professionals have received palliative care training to comfort dying infants and their families. One institution's development of a palliative care program in the neonatal intensive care unit setting is discussed in this column.

MeSH terms

  • Education, Nursing, Continuing / methods*
  • Education, Nursing, Continuing / organization & administration
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intensive Care, Neonatal / methods*
  • Neonatal Nursing / education
  • Neonatal Nursing / methods*
  • Neonatal Nursing / organization & administration
  • Palliative Care / methods*
  • Staff Development / methods*
  • Staff Development / organization & administration