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- Title
Knowledge and practices regarding the handling of neonatal incubators among nursing professionals.
- Authors
Costa, Cláudia Carolina; Pamplona Tonete, Vera Lúcia; Garcia de Lima Parada, Cristina Maria
- Abstract
Objectives: To compare knowledge and practices regarding the handling of neonatal incubators among nurses and nursing technicians/aides. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the neonatal unit of a reference hospital, with data obtained via a questionnaire about the professionals' knowledge and direct, structured and nonparticipant observation of nursing team practices when handling incubators. The researchers developed a score to represent the adequateness of the practices observed. Results: No difference was observed between the two studied groups in terms of knowledge in handling incubators, except for knowledge about the benefit of humidification, cited mostly by nurses (p=0.040). No differences were observed when comparing practice scores obtained individually and the overall score (p=0.723). The incubator practices of nursing technicians/aides and nurses were 70% adequate, which is a low percentage considering the hospital's high complexity. Conclusion: In general, there was no difference between the nursing team members with regards to the studied knowledge and practices.
- Subjects
INFANT incubators; CHI-squared test; HEALTH care teams; HUMIDITY; NEWBORN screening; INTENSIVE care nursing; MEDICAL technology; NEONATAL intensive care; NURSES; NURSING practice; CROSS-sectional method; HEALTH literacy; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Acta Paulista de Enfermagem, 2017, Vol 30, Issue 2, p174
- ISSN
0103-2100
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1982-0194201700027