Other Titles

How nurse work environments relate to the presence of parents in neonatal intensive care

Abstract

Parental presence in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is essential for families, especially mothers to participate in infant care and prepare for transition from hospital to home. Nurses are the principal caregivers in the NICU. The nurse work environment may influence whether parents spend time with their hospitalized infants. A national dataset was used to examine the relationship between the work environment and parental presence in the NICU.

Description

Dr. Hallowell was the recipient of a Sigma Small Grant in 2014.

Notes

The author has published a manuscript based on this study:

Lake, E. T., Hallowell, S. G., Kutney-Lee, A., Hatfield, L. A., Guidice, M. D., Boxer, B. A., & ... Aiken, L. H. (2016). Higher Quality of Care and Patient Safety Associated With Better NICU Work Environments. Journal Of Nursing Care Quality, 31(1), 24-32. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000146

Author Details

Sunny G. Hallowell, PhD, PPCNP-BC, IBCLC, Assistant Professor and Eileen T. Lake, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Xi

Lead Author Affiliation

Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA

Type

Report

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Cohort

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Parental Presence, Infants, Intensive Care, Neonatal, Nurse Staffing, Nurse Work Environment, Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index

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Review Type

None: Sigma Grant Recipient Report

Acquisition

Self-submission

Date of Issue

2017-01-11

Full Text of Presentation

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Grant Report

Additional Files

Abstract.pdf (97 kB)

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