Contents: Profile of the High-Risk Premature Infant * The Family and Home Care: Common Challenges and Resources * Siblings of Children with Chronic Conditions * Family-Centered Home Care* Discharge Planning for the High-Risk Infant * The Nursing Intake Process and the Plan of Care * Community Resources for the Family * Promoting Health Maintenance for the High-risk Premature Infant * Nutrition and Feeding of the Chronically Ill Infant * Home Care of the Infant or Child Requiring Tube Feeding * Home Care of the Infant with Short Bowel Syndrome Requiring Nutritional Support * Home Care of the Infant with Respiratory Compromise * Home Care of the Infant on a Cardiorespiratory Monitor * Home Care of the Infant Requiring Oxygen Therapy * Home Care of the Infant or Child with a Tracheostomy * Home Care of the Infant Requiring Mechanical Ventilation * Home Care of the Infant with Seizures * Home Care of the Infant and Young Child with Hydrocephalus * Overview of Developmental Issues * Developmental Assessment and Intervention in the Home * Hearing Loss in the High-risk Infant * Speech and Language Development in the Chronically Ill Preterm Infant * Visual Impairment in the Preterm Infant * Home Care of the Infant or Child with HIV Infection * Assessment and Management of Genetic Problems in the Home Setting * Special Issues * Appendixes.