Infants who are discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Indiana University Health North Hospital are not typically followed by the hospital to ensure they are developing appropriately with their peers. A follow-up clinic would regularly follow these discharged infants to ensure they do not fall behind developmentally and to provide resources and support services for families. A needs analysis was conducted with hospital staff to identify the need for a follow-up clinic and the individual concerns of various disciplines. Data were collected from thirty existing follow-up clinics around the country through site visits, email contact, and individual websites. The information was analyzed and contributed to the program development plan, then presented to the hospital staff to gain support for the follow-up clinic to open. The program development plan was created to meet the needs of the infants and their families after discharge from the NICU through the provision of quality services. The components of the program development plan were realistic, specific to the facility and considered all of the factors that would facilitate success and sustainability. At the end of this project, the recommendation is to schedule the follow-up clinic as soon as the resources are received.

Creator

• Robertson, Kelsey

Contributors

• Nichols, Alison

Publisher

• University of Indianapolis

Language

• en

Identifier

• Robertson.Kelsey.pdf

Keyword

• Occupational Therapy

• Health Sciences

Date created

• 2018-05

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