Knowledge and Performance of Developmentally Supportive Positioning for Premature Infants among Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurses.
10.4094/chnr.2018.24.2.229
- Author:
Min Jung KIM
1
;
Tae Im KIM
Author Information
1. Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Knowledge;
Nurses;
Neonatal intensive care units;
Patient positioning;
Premature infants
- MeSH:
Chungcheongbuk-do;
Hospitals, University;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn;
Infant, Premature*;
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal;
Intensive Care, Neonatal*;
Patient Positioning
- From:Child Health Nursing Research
2018;24(2):229-240
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to assess the knowledge and performance of developmentally supportive positioning for premature infants (DSPP) among neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurses. METHODS: The participants in this study were 131 nurses working in the NICU at five university hospitals in Daejeon and the city of Cheong-ju. The collected data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, the t-test, analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation coefficients using SPSS for Windows version 22.0. RESULTS: NICU nurses' average DSPP knowledge score was 24.7 out of 33.0, and their average DSPP performance score was 3.2 out of 4.0. A statistically significant positive correlation was observed between knowledge and performance of DSPP (r=.32, p < .001). CONCLUSION: To improve the level of NICU nurses' knowledge and performance of DSPP, educational programs should be developed and their effectiveness should be verified.
