National Survey of Kangaroo Care Practice, Barriers, Knowledge, and Belief
10.22650/JKCNR.2017.23.2.211
- Author:
Hee Young KIM
1
;
Eun Kyung JANG
;
Jin Hee LEE
;
Eun Jung LEE
;
Seyeon OH
;
Keum Sig JO
Author Information
1. Advanced Practice Nurse, Department of Nursing, Asan Medical Center, Korea. agnes9296@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Practice Guideline
- Keywords:
Kangaroo Mother Care;
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU);
Nurses' Practice Patterns;
Knowledge
- MeSH:
Humans;
Infant;
Infant, Newborn;
Intensive Care, Neonatal;
Kangaroo-Mother Care Method;
Korea;
Macropodidae;
Practice Patterns, Nurses'
- From:
Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research
2017;23(2):211-221
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A National survey was conducted to assess neonatal intensive care nurses' practice, barriers, knowledge, and belief regarding Kangaroo Care (KC). METHODS: A descriptive survey was conducted. Kangaroo care questionares were sent to nurses in all hospitals in Korea whose were identified as providing neonatal intensive care services(N=263). Descriptive statistics were used to summarized the data. RESULTS: Among 67 neonatal care units, 61.1% adapted KC in their practice. About 60% of nurses in the KC providing hospital actually practiced KC. Major barrier of practicing KC were infant safety concerns, as well as work load of nurses. Respondants who had practiced KC were more knowledgable and were more positive in their belief regarding KC. CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that in order to overcome barriers of practicing KC, educational programs are recommended designed for nurses. In addition, development of KC practice guideline is necessary to facilicate successful and safe KC.
