Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 104-106 , June 2010

Reliability and Effectiveness of an Infant Positioning Assessment Tool to Standardize Developmentally Supportive Positioning Practices in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

  • Mary Coughlin, RN, MS

      Affiliations

    • Carney Hospital, Dorchester, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Mary Coughlin, CCRN, MS, 2100 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester MA 02124.
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  • Mary Beth Lohman, OTR, BCP

      Affiliations

    • Sunrise Hospital, Las Vegas, NV
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  • Sharyn Gibbins, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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PII: S1527-3369(10)00028-0

doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2010.03.003

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 104-106 , June 2010

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