No one will be excluded due to extreme illness or wellness. Evaluation of the protocol will be begin with a questionnaire given to parents at discharge. The social worker will give the parents an opportunity to give any other feedback they may feel is important. Every month the social worker will report all feedback to the multi-disciplinary team at the weekly meetings. The group can then evaluate how to alter their current discharge teaching plan to meet the needs of its patients.
LSES Parents have learning needs in a variety of areas.
Greater needs than shown in other studies. The needs of parents varies from the nurse's perception of parent needs. Neonatal Critical Pathway created from chart review giving parents reference for expectations of infant's progress and possible discharge. Clinical specialist pre- and postdischarge teaching of parents of very low birth weight infants. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver.