Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN
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J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs · Nov 1993
Multidimensional pain assessment in premature neonates: a pilot study.
To describe the physiologic and behavioral responses of premature neonates to a painful stimulus. ⋯ Premature neonates are capable of expressing their pain in a manner similar to healthy, full-term neonates. Factors that alter this response were not clearly delineated. Further research is needed to determine more precise patterns of response in this age group.
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J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs · Jul 1993
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialIntravenous meperidine infusion for obstetric analgesia.
To provide safe, satisfying obstetric analgesia when epidural analgesia was unavailable. ⋯ IV meperidine infusion was superior to intermittent IM injections for pain relief during labor.
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To examine neonatal intensive-care unit nurses' judgments of pain intensity in term and preterm newborns and to describe the cues used to assess the possible presence of pain in newborns. ⋯ Nurses' judgments of pain intensity in newborns are influenced by the vigor and richness of the newborn's behavior response. Neonatal nurses must be provided with continuing education that focuses upon recognition of the signs and symptoms of pain in newborns.
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To gain information about the perspective that neonatal intensive-care unit nurses use to make moral decisions. ⋯ Both the care and justice perspectives were found to be important for understanding how nurses make moral decisions.
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J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs · May 1992
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialEfficacy of heparin in peripheral venous infusion in neonates.
To determine the efficacy of continuous, low-dose heparin infusion in prolonging peripheral venous catheter patency in neonates. ⋯ Low-dose heparin infusion in peripheral venous catheters in neonates increased the duration of intravenous catheter patency (p = .0001) without increased risks of bleeding, infection, phlebitis, or extravasation injury.