Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 89-97 , April 2010

Staff Perception One Year After Implementation of the The Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP)

  • Marit Solhaug, MNSc

      Affiliations

    • Childrens Department Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
    • Akribe, Oslo
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Marit Solhaug, MNSc.
    • ,
  • Ida Torunn Bjørk

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway
    • Centre for Shared Decision Making and Nursing Research, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Hege Pettersen Sandtrø

      Affiliations

    • Childrens Department Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

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PII: S0882-5963(09)00337-6

doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2009.11.004

Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 89-97 , April 2010

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