ABSTRACT
Advances in technology have dramatically changed health care delivery and the experience of patients and families during the past 2 decades. Accompanying the explosion of new technology, particularly in perinatal and pediatric settings, has been movement toward humanizing the health care environment through an emphasis on family-centered care. The impact technology has had on patients, families, and caregivers is reviewed, and the evolution of family-centered care in relation to technological progress is chronicled. Recommendations are provided for ways in which technology and family-centered care can work together to improve perinatal health care.
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Family , Medical Laboratory Science , Obstetric Nursing , Prenatal Care , Prenatal Diagnosis/psychology , Female , Humans , PregnancySubject(s)
Leadership , Nurses/psychology , Nursing Care/standards , Professional Practice/standards , Assertiveness , Clinical Competence , Communication , Goals , HumansABSTRACT
Agitation may be caused by respiratory insufficiency, pain, or environmental factors. Among its treatments are mechanical ventilation, comfort measures, and a variety of medications. Skillful intervention is essential to combine and monitor therapies and to wean infants from some medications.
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Intensive Care Units, Neonatal , Nursing Assessment , Psychomotor Agitation/nursing , Humans , Hypnotics and Sedatives/therapeutic use , Infant, Newborn , Psychomotor Agitation/drug therapy , Psychomotor Agitation/etiologyABSTRACT
High-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) is a newer form of mechanical ventilatory support that has shown promise in the treatment of severe neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. It is now also being studied as a possible treatment for adult respiratory distress syndrome in older children.
