NICU parent-to-parent partnerships: a comprehensive approach.
Neonatal Netw
; 33(2): 66-73, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
Parents of newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) find themselves in a world of unknown medical terminology, advanced technology, and the realization that their dream of a healthy baby has been shattered. The unique partnership with trained parent-to-parent volunteers, who have had previous NICU experiences, enhances professional support and helps new NICU parents adjust to these unexpected challenges. This practice-based article describes the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital NICU Parent-to-Parent Partnership's (PPP) 40-year commitment to the parent-to-parent philosophy and its comprehensive approach to delivering trained volunteer PPP services to NICU families. A historical review of the literature, including this hospital's original research, current programming, recruiting, training, supervision, and survey feedback, is outlined.
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Pais
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Relações Profissional-Família
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Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal
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Enfermagem Familiar
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Humans
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Newborn
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En
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article