Abstract

There is limited evidence on how best to communicate with parents with newborns with hypoglycemia during transition to a higher level of care. This project presents focus group findings from mothers of newborns with hypoglycemia and reports implications for evidence-based family-centered education.

Author Details

Emelia C. Garcia, MSN, RNC-NIC, NICU, Covenant Children's Hospital, Lubbock, Texas, USA; JoAnn D. Long, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, Department of Nursing, Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock, Texas, USA; Monica T. Foster, BSN, RN, Nursing, Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock, Texas, USA

Sigma Membership

Unknown

Lead Author Affiliation

Covenant Children's Hospital, Lubbock, Texas, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Family-centered Care, Hypoglycemia, Newborns

Conference Name

29th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Melbourne, Australia

Conference Year

2018

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Family-centered care: Perceptions of newborn care during transition to a higher level of care

Melbourne, Australia

There is limited evidence on how best to communicate with parents with newborns with hypoglycemia during transition to a higher level of care. This project presents focus group findings from mothers of newborns with hypoglycemia and reports implications for evidence-based family-centered education.