Structured educational intervention leads to better infant positioning in the NICU

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dc.contributor.authorMasri, Saadieh
dc.contributor.authorIbrahim, Perla
dc.contributor.authorBadin, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorKhalil, Samar
dc.contributor.authorCharafeddine, Lama
dc.contributor.departmentSpecialized Clinical Programs and Services
dc.contributor.departmentPediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
dc.contributor.departmentNeonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
dc.contributor.facultyFaculty of Medicine (FM)
dc.contributor.institutionAmerican University of Beirut
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T12:20:26Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T12:20:26Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractPurpose: The purpose is to test the effectiveness of an educational intervention in improving infant positioning because positioning may interfere with neuromotor development. Methods: A quality improvement (QI) project was initiated to increase knowledge and improve the compliance of nurses and physicians in infant positioning using the Infant Positioning Assessment Tool (IPAT). The project was part of Neonatal Individualized Developmental Care Assessment Program (NIDCAP) training. It included informal discussion and practice about infant positions. Main Outcome Variables: Staff knowledge, IPAT score. Results: Fifty-two pediatric residents and 39 NICU nurses participated in this project. The mean knowledge assessment test score improved significantly for both nurses (p < .0001) and residents (p < .0001) postintervention; IPAT scores increased significantly from 3.4 (±2. 5) to 8.1 (±2.7) (p < .001). Conclusion: Nurses' education with hands-on practice improved infant positioning in the NICU; this may lead to fewer positional deformities and possibly an improved developmental outcome. © 2018 Springer Publishing Company.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1891/0730-0832.37.2.70
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-85048582800
dc.identifier.pmid29615154
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10938/34287
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Publishing Company
dc.relation.ispartofNeonatal Network
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectIpat
dc.subjectKnowledge assessment
dc.subjectNurses' education
dc.subjectPositioning
dc.subjectPremature infants
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHealth knowledge, attitudes, practice
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectInfant, newborn
dc.subjectIntensive care units, neonatal
dc.subjectInternship and residency
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectNeonatal nursing
dc.subjectPatient positioning
dc.subjectQuality improvement
dc.subjectUnited states
dc.subjectAttitude to health
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectMedical education
dc.subjectNeonatal intensive care unit
dc.subjectNewborn
dc.subjectNewborn nursing
dc.subjectNursing
dc.subjectOrganization and management
dc.subjectStandards
dc.subjectTotal quality management
dc.titleStructured educational intervention leads to better infant positioning in the NICU
dc.typeArticle

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