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Nursing Problems / Problemy Pielęgniarstwa
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Review paper

Nursing care of a premature newborn hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit

Ilona Rozalska-Walaszek
,
Witold Lesiuk
,
Anna Aftyka
,
Leszek Lesiuk

Online publish date: 2012/10/23
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A patient treated in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) requires a specialized nursing care and its quality plays a significant part in
prognosis. The smaller and younger the patient, the morefrequent life-threatening conditions occur and the higher the mortality rate. Therefore,
nurses and midwives are important members of healthcare team who are supposed to be well-educated on both the physiological
differences and factors which hinder prematures from adopting to the external environment. The article focuses on the main problems and
rules concerning nursing care of prematures in the NICU. Skin care is of vital importance. The integument protects the body from dehydration
and injury, is part of the temperature-regulating mechanism of the body as well as acts as a sense organ. Thus, it plays a role in communication
with the newborn. The research shows that positive stimuli influence the development of the central nervous system and have a calming
effect providing a sense of security.
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premature newborn; problems of prematurity; premature newborn care
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