Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 5-7 , March 2009

Preparing Parents for Discharge: Medication Administration in the Home Environment

  • Marty Lewis, RNC-NIC, BSN

      Affiliations

    • Preterms Readiness and Outcomes at Bottle Feeding (PRO) Study, School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
    • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
    • ,
  • Jacqueline M. McGrath, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Jacqueline M. McGrath, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN, School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 980567, Richmond, VA 23298.

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PII: S1527-3369(08)00165-7

doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2008.12.003

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 5-7 , March 2009

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