Malpractice and the Neonatal Intensive‐Care Nurse

Four components of pain management in Iranian neonatal Intensive Care Units: The nurses' and physicians' viewpoint

“…The assessment and evaluation of pain are main stages of nursing and should be documented into the vital sign chart so that suitable intervention can be taken when necessary. [ 20 21 22 ] Similarly, Enskär et al . indicated that the majority of Swedish nurses are positive about infant pain assessment.…”

“…For the pain management, if analgesics are administered as PRN order only when the pain returns, the relief may take several hours and require higher doses of the medication. [ 22 ]…”

Skin of the very premature newborn – physiology and care

“…Creams and ointments, paraffi n and other oils that decrease transepidermal water losses improve skin integrity and stabilize surface temperature without changing skin fl ora. However, recommendation that prevails is the use of emollients and other ointments exclusively in cases of extreme dryness, cracking of the skin and fi ssures (3,14,(23)(24)(25).…”

“…Although nonremoving vernix is not standard practice, aggressive removing at fi rst bath is not recommended. Vernix is created in third trimester of pregnancy and therefore is seen rarely in traces in very premature newborns (6,24,29).…”

“…In contact with the child, it is mandatory to have clean disinfected hands and gloves when necessary (24,25).…”