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- Title
Nurses' experience with implementing developmental care in NICUs.
- Authors
Premji SSJ; Chapman JS
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to gain insight into nurses' (N = 8) experience of working in a neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU) that incorporated the developmental-care approach. Although Als's model is family centered, the basic social process identified by nurses was putting the baby first. The process of putting the baby first was uncovered using grounded-thcory methodology. The process included three phases: learning, reacting, and advocating/nonadvocating. In each of the phases, four main concepts -- encountering, appraising, supporting, and gaining sensitivity -- emerged from the data. Nurses appraised the advantages and disadvantages of this therapeutic approach not only to the infant but also to themselves.
- Subjects
NEONATAL intensive care; NURSING practice
- Publication
Western Journal of Nursing Research, 1997, Vol 19, Issue 1, p97
- ISSN
0193-9459
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1177/019394599701900107