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developmental care, a nursing intervention from the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) defined as structuring the environment and providing care in response to the behavioral cues and states of the preterm infant. See also Nursing Interventions Classification. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The developmental care approach is known to reduce stress levels in the preterm and ill infant, and to improve developmental outcomes. Coverage includes fetal development and growth; obstetric issues, labor, and delivery; family-centered and developmental care in the neonatal intensive care unit; general neonatology; cardiology; dermatology; endocrinology and metabolism; fluid, electrolytes, and renal disorders; gastroenterology and nutrition; genetics; hematology; infection and immunity; neurology; orthopedics; pain management in the neonate; pulmonology; and surgery. The Association holds that all chiropractors should recognize the value of all phases of patient care, including condition-based care, health care and developmental care. |
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