Neonatal nursing
Increase your understanding of the role neonatal nurses have when caring for newborn babies who are born premature or unwell. Here you can explore more about critical care needs and safe staffing of neonatal wards.
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Who is this resource for?
This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers delivering care in neonatal and special baby care units. It may also be of interest to those in other settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions with an interest in this area.What will this resource give me?
- general overview of neonatal care and recent statistics
- safe staffing and recommendations of neonatal services
- different types of critical care needs newborn babies may need treatment for
- key concepts in caring for premature babies.
Resource last reviewed
18 Nov 2020
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