| Successful newborn sickle cell trait counseling program using health department nurses.: An article from: Pediatric Nursing | Digitalby Sara W. Day (Author), Gloria E. Brunson (Author), Winfred C. Wang (Author)
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| | Binding: | Digital | | Publisher: | Jannetti Publications, Inc. | | Page Count: | 9 Pages | | Publication Date: | November 01, 1997 | | Sales Rank: | 7,683,201th |
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This digital document is an article from Pediatric Nursing, published by Jannetti Publications, Inc. on November 1, 1997. The length of the article is 2425 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.From the author: Every year more than 50,000 infants with sickle cell trait are identified through newborn screening programs. An infant with trait provides a "genetic window" into a family that may be at risk for having a child with sickle cell disease. No national standards have been established for newborn trait follow-up and family counseling. In the United States, counseling to families having an infant with trait is usually very limited in scope and, in many cases, nonexistent. in West Tennessee, the Mid-South Sickle Cell Center (MSSCC) and the Department of Health have jointly developed an effective, practical, and affordable trait counseling program. A five-step counseling protocol, an accompanying counseling manual, a documentation checklist, and a fact sheet for parents were developed to support trait counseling. By training and using health department nurses, this program has provided counseling to a large percentage of families in which an infant tests positive for sickle cell trait.Citation DetailsTitle: Successful newborn sickle cell trait counseling program using health department nurses.Author: Sara W. DayPublication: Pediatric Nursing (Refereed)Date: November 1, 1997Publisher: Jannetti Publications, Inc.Volume: v23 Issue: n6 Page: p557(5)Distributed by Thomson Gale |
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