Effectiveness of Nicu nurses' competence enhancement program for developmentally supportive care for preterm infants: A quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Developmental support care for preterm infants contributes toward their health and shortens their hospital stay. In many countries, programs for preterm infant development such as Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program and Philips Wee Care have not yet been disseminated.

Objectives

To evaluate the effectiveness of neonatal intensive care unit nurses' competence enhancement program for developmental support care of preterm infants.

Methods

A quasi-experimental study using pretest and posttest designs with a nonequivalent control group was conducted in five neonatal intensive care units of university hospitals in South Korea. A total of 39 nurses (20 in the experimental group and 19 in the control group) participated. The program was

SUBMITTER: Lee HN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9898593 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature