Author:
O’Shea Shannon,Mohr Lynn,Blancarte Alma
Abstract
Purpose:Following an assessment of safe sleep practices (SSP) and nurses’ safe sleep knowledge in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), an evidence-based 2-part safe sleep program including nurse education and the use of safe sleep cards was developed in an attempt to increase SSP.Design:A quality improvement project with time-series methodology, including observational and survey data collection.Sample:To assess SSP, sleep environment audits were completed pre- (N = 48) and post- safe sleep program (N = 44). To assess nurses’ safe sleep knowledge, a safe sleep questionnaire was distributed pre-education (N = 48) and post-education (N = 23).Main Outcome Variable:The change in SSP (ΔSSP) following safe sleep program implementation and change in nurses’ safe sleep knowledge (ΔKnowledge) following education.Results:SSP increased from 25 percent to 61 percent compliance, and nurses’ knowledge scores increased from 83 percent to 97 percent.
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company
Subject
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine,Critical Care Nursing,General Medicine,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
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