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The Effectiveness of Nonpharmacological Pain Reduction Methods in Preterm Infants
Type: Text
Year: 2017, 2017, 2017, 2017
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Francis, Toni, Hensley, Emma
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: Medical intervention is required for positive growth
and improvement in newborns, especially preterm
infants. Premature infants often require heel-pricking
procedures, such as the Guthrie test, in order to
determine if the child has a variety of diseases such
as sickle cell anemia. The Guthrie test can have a
negative effect on the patients’ behavior and psychological
state: pain… more
Full Text: The Effectiveness of Nonpharmacological Pain Reduction Methods in Preterm Infants Emma Hensley and Toni Francis ehensley2016@fau.edu tfranciscob@gmail.com HYPOTHESIS SUPPORTING DATA CONCLUSION Premature infants often require heel-pricking procedures in …