Determination of neonatal unit nurses' practices for newborn skin care: A cross-sectional study
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Tarih
2022
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Elsevier Ltd
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Background: This study was conducted to determine the practices of neonatal nurses for newborn skin care. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out with Neonatal Unit nurses between June 2016 and August 2018. A total of 124 nurses constituted the sample of the study. Necessary permissions were obtained from the institutions and Ethics Committee. An introductory characteristic form and a questionnaire to determine the practices of neonatal nurses regarding skincare were used to collect data. The data were evaluated with descriptive statistics. Results: In this study, 79.8% of the nurses were bachelor degree, employment length in the neonatal unit was found 0–5 years in 68.5%. Alcohol was the most (83.9%) preferred skin antiseptic, and %8.9 of nurses used povidone-iodine. The first bath of the newborn was often (41.9%) delayed until the umbilical cord falls off. The natural drying method was found to be the most (81.5%) preferred umbilical care method. Only one-third of the nurses made a daily assessment of newborn skin and almost none used an assessment scale. Conclusion: This study drew attention to the correct and also incorrect practices of nurses in newborn skin care. Nurses should update their newborn skin care practices in line with evidence-based practices. Our study findings are important in terms of revealing the need that nurses should be equipped with knowledge about current evidence-based practices and the need for establishing guidelines and care protocols on the subject. © 2021 Neonatal Nurses Association
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Newborn, Nurse, Practices, Skin care
Kaynak
Journal of Neonatal Nursing
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Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
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28
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3
