ABSTRACT
The experienced Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nurse is a crucial member of the delivery room resuscitation team. In a survey of tertiary centers, the neonatal nurse was the most consistent member of the team in attendance at high risk deliveries. This nursing role, including rationale, preparation for, and future potential, is explored in this article.
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Delivery, Obstetric , Intensive Care Units, Neonatal , Pediatric Nursing , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Patient Care Team , Pregnancy , RoleABSTRACT
With the current nursing shortage and changing health care climate, nursing administrators are concerned with the effective and efficient use of supplementary staffs such as internal resource teams (RTs) or float pools. This article describes a telephone survey of 20 leading hospitals nationwide, which identified organization structure, personnel use, and the main characteristics of state-of-the-art resource teams.
