TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit A1 - Rose, Rachel Unanue A2 - Effgen, Susan K. PY - 2013 T2 - Meeting the Physical Therapy Needs of Children AB - The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a technologically advanced setting that provides services to infants who require highly specialized services. Infants who are served in the NICU are at high risk both medically and developmentally, requiring a team approach to their complex care. Physical therapists who work in the NICU provide examination, evaluation, and intervention to these high-risk infants. NICU care is a specialized area within pediatric physical therapy, involving a different approach than that used in other types of pediatric settings. Due to the physiological, medical, and developmental issues facing infants in the NICU, physical therapists working in the NICU require pediatric experience and advanced training (Sweeney, Heriza, & Blanchard, 2009). Advanced training is necessary to safely provide services to these fragile infants and their families. This chapter provides a basic overview of service delivery in the NICU. Further study is required for physical therapists wishing to work in a NICU, especially the most intensive level III nursery. SN - PB - F. A. Davis Company CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1134002748 ER -