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Showing 1 to 20 of 107 for “"Neonatal Intensive Care Unit"”.
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Noise Levels In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review
… review is to investigate noise levels in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in order to see if they are in compliance with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) proposed standards. This investigation also aims to compare noise levels among various NICU conditions in order to best …
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Decoding Miracles: The Ethics of Engaging Religious and Spiritual Perspectives in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
… and spiritual perspectives introduced to neonatal care by parents and families in statements and questions such as “We are praying for a miracle”; “We believe there will be a miracle”; “We believe you/God will perform a miracle”; and “Do you believe in miracles?” I examine the miracle …
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‘Behind the scenes’: Stories of grandmothering in the neonatal intensive care unit. An autoethnographic, narrative study
… who had a critically ill grandchild in a neonatal intensive care unit. There is a wealth of research on the parents of premature or sick babies, but the parents’ parents are an ignored area in nursing and midwifery literature. In July 2013, my grandson was born seven weeks early and became …
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Maximizing Impact: A Grounded Theory Study of Primary Nursing Relationships in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Primary care nursing (PCN) is a common nursing care delivery system within the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Some studies of the effects of this form of care delivery have demonstrated positive effects for patients, families, nurses, and healthcare facilities but some reported concerning …
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Parents' views of their own needs during their newborns' stay on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
… own needs during their newborns' stay on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). A descriptive, small scale explorative design, incorporating a mixture of qualitative and quantitative approaches was adopted. The study involved a convenience sample of thirteen participants (5 couples and 3 …
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Nurses' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceived Self-competency Regarding Individualized Developmental Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
… Because of the potential adverse effects of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) environment on the quality of life of premature infants and their families, researchers have investigated, developed, and tested different developmentally supportive interventions to improve outcomes and decrease …
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An assessment of kangaroo mother care among staff in a specialized neonatal intensive care unit, Asmara, Eritrea
… has shown that the provision of Kangaroo mother care (KMC) can contribute to a reduction in morbidity and mortality among newborn infants. However, there is limited research on the practice of KMC in Eritrea. Methods: A mixed methods approach was adopted in a phenomenographic study to collect the …
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Improving Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates by Reducing Transfers to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Using a Glucose Gel Protocol
… exclusive breastfeeding rates at a local, acute-care Southern California hospital, the CNL worked with the department of Women’s Services to implement a revised neonatal hypoglycemia protocol with the introduction of glucose gel. Using educational sessions, nursing staff from the postpartum and …
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Neonatal intensive care unit environmental stressors: towards developing a stress alleviating model for mothers nursing sick neonates in Lusaka - Zambia.
Background: Admission of a new-born to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a stressful and unexpected event to most parents. This study aimed at developing a stress alleviation model after identifying stressors and their associated factors in mothers nursing babies in the Neonatal Intensive …
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Development of a Theory-Informed Patient Decision Aid to Facilitate Consent to Genetic Testing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
… testing is an essential diagnostic tool in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) that can shorten infants’ stays, improve accuracy and effectiveness of medical care, and overall improve quality of life. However, there are challenges involved in the process of recommending life-saving and …
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The Course of Acute Stress Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder In Parents With Infants In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
… group, desire for increased time with the baby’s care team, and desire for education on how to care for their baby after the NICU. Parents also indicated reasons for their fears, best and hardest days in the NICU. Parents who identified a fear of uncertainty were more likely to have lower PCL-5 …
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Implementation strategies used to reduce Unplanned Extubations (UPE) in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
… January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2019 in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Canada. Six major implementation strategies decreased UPEs per 100 ventilator days from 2.38 to 0.45 between 2003 and 2019. The study sample included 302 …
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Perceptions of Maternal Stress and Neonatal Patient Outcomes in a Single Private Room versus Open Room Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Environment.
… exists regarding whether the single private room Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) environment of care delivery has a positive, negative, or neutral impact on health outcomes for the high risk neonate and on maternal stress as compared to the open room design. The study purpose was to examine …
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Interventions Aimed at Reducing Maternal Psychological Distress with Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background: Mothers of infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) experience substantial psychological distress (PD) in the form of depression, anxiety, and/or stress symptoms. Mothers experience PD symptoms on various trajectories, and these symptoms can have short and long-term …
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Dietary factors and early life development of the gut microbiota of preterm infants during hospitalization in the neonatal intensive care unit
In the United States, by 2018, 10% of the infants were born preterm (PT; <37 wks of gestation), with some as early as 23-24 weeks of gestation. Infants born PT are at higher risk of having short- and long-term complications. One of the most pressing challenges is how to feed these infants given …
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The Effect of a Story-Telling Attention-Refocusing Intervention on Parental Stress in Parents with Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Background/Rationale: Newborn admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a stressful situation for parents. Prevalence of some acute stress symptoms is nearly universal after NICU admission, with physical separation due to infection control or minimal handling measures to be a major …
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The impact of malnutrition in premature infants on hospital length of stay: a retrospective study in a metropolitan neonatal intensive care unit
… and life-sustaining intervention in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Therefore, identifying, preventing, and resolving malnutrition in the NICU are all necessary to provide optimal care to the preterm infant. Identifying malnutrition within the first 28 days of life can discern …
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Diagnostic utility of lung ultrasound in preterm neonates with respiratory distress at a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit in the Western Cape
… respiratory support in a South African neonatal unit, and to compare LUS with clinical diagnoses and surfactant administration. Methods: We conducted a prospective, observational study of babies 27–34 weeks' gestation, birth weight ≥ 800 grams, receiving non-invasive respiratory support …
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