Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Parental involvement in neonatal pain management: an empirical and conceptual update.
New findings are emerging about parental perceptions and desires for involvement in infant pain management in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) setting, and the importance of building greater knowledge about this aspect of the patient care is beginning to be appreciated. ⋯ New data continue to emerge about parental perceptions and desires for involvement in infant pain management. A new empirically based model may be useful to nurses in providing optimal pain management for NICU infants in partnership with parents.