Child Health Nurs Res.  2018 Apr;24(2):229-240. 10.4094/chnr.2018.24.2.229.

Knowledge and Performance of Developmentally Supportive Positioning for Premature Infants among Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurses

• Kim MJ
• Kim TI

• KMID: 2438725
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2018.24.2.229

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was conducted to assess the knowledge and performance of developmentally supportive positioning for premature infants (DSPP) among neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurses.
METHODS
The participants in this study were 131 nurses working in the NICU at five university hospitals in Daejeon and the city of Cheong-ju. The collected data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, the t-test, analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation coefficients using SPSS for Windows version 22.0.
RESULTS
NICU nurses' average DSPP knowledge score was 24.7 out of 33.0, and their average DSPP performance score was 3.2 out of 4.0. A statistically significant positive correlation was observed between knowledge and performance of DSPP (r=.32, p < .001).
CONCLUSION
To improve the level of NICU nurses' knowledge and performance of DSPP, educational programs should be developed and their effectiveness should be verified.

Keyword

Knowledge; Nurses; Neonatal intensive care units; Patient positioning; Premature infants

MeSH Terms

Chungcheongbuk-do
Hospitals, University
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature*
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Intensive Care, Neonatal*
Patient Positioning