Whether near or far...Transporting the neonate

J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2010 Apr-Jun;24(2):167-71. doi: 10.1097/JPN.0b013e3181db5341.

Abstract

Transport is a move involving a change of location for a neonate. Any move, be it from one bed to another or from one hospital to another, is a transport. Each transport has one main goal, and that is to get from point A to point B with no adverse effects to the infant or those caring for the infant. From the moment the infant is born, there is a constant state of transport. This article will describe the "transport of a neonate" and the special considerations that comes with this population.

MeSH terms

  • Continuity of Patient Care / organization & administration
  • Documentation
  • Electric Power Supplies
  • Humans
  • Incubators, Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intensive Care, Neonatal / methods*
  • Monitoring, Physiologic / methods
  • Monitoring, Physiologic / nursing
  • Neonatal Nursing / methods*
  • Nursing Records
  • Parents / education
  • Parents / psychology
  • Transportation of Patients / methods*