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Nursing Care of the Ventilated Neonate

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As a provider of care for neonates in transport, progressive care or intensive care settings, nurses are essential to the health of this vulnerable population and their families. The following points should be considered:

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Correspondence to Kimberly LaMar ND/DNP, RN, NNP, NPD, BC .

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LaMar, K. (2017). Nursing Care of the Ventilated Neonate. In: Donn, S., Sinha, S. (eds) Manual of Neonatal Respiratory Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39839-6_87

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