Kahn C M, Sumrall B C
Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY.
J Perinatol. 1994 Mar-Apr;14(2):121-4.
Social workers in neonatal intensive care units provide psychosocial services to families of critically ill newborn infants, and often provide support to staff as well. Staffing patterns for these professionals vary significantly, and not infrequently are based on subjective criteria. Staff from 67 hospitals were surveyed to determine perceptions about the appropriate number of social work staff members necessary to provide for adequate service, and the functions staff attributed to the role of the social worker. Responses of social workers, head nurses, and medical directors in neonatal intensive care units and hospital social work directors were compared on a variety of issues related to social work services in neonatal intensive care units.
新生儿重症监护病房的社会工作者为危重新生儿的家庭提供心理社会服务，并且常常也为医护人员提供支持。这些专业人员的人员配置模式差异很大，而且往往基于主观标准。对67家医院的工作人员进行了调查，以确定他们对于提供充足服务所需的社会工作者数量的看法，以及工作人员赋予社会工作者角色的职能。就与新生儿重症监护病房社会工作服务相关的各种问题，对新生儿重症监护病房的社会工作者、护士长、医疗主任以及医院社会工作主任的答复进行了比较。
