Level II NICU

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Neonatal intensive care unit level
gptkbp:admission >1500 grams birth weight
>32 weeks gestation
mild to moderate illness
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Special care nursery
gptkbp:canStabilizeAndTransfer critically ill infants to higher-level NICUs
gptkbp:doesNotProvideCareFor critically ill newborns requiring complex intensive care
gptkbp:equipment monitors
incubators
respiratory support devices
gptkbp:higherLevelThan Level I nursery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Level II NICU
gptkbp:location hospitals with maternity services
gptkbp:lowerLevelThan gptkb:Level_IV_NICU
gptkb:Level_III_NICU
gptkbp:providesCareFor infants requiring continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
infants requiring short-term mechanical ventilation
infants recovering from serious conditions
moderately ill newborns
premature infants (usually >32 weeks gestation)
gptkbp:purpose to provide specialized care for newborns not requiring full intensive care
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:American_Academy_of_Pediatrics
state health departments
gptkbp:staffedBy neonatal nurses
neonatologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Level_III_NICU
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7