A working party of the BPA has published a report on the facilities, organisation, and staffing for intensive care of children outside the neonatal period. The working party identified 22 paediatric intensive care units in the United Kingdom. In almost all of them medical care and junior staff were provided by paediatricians. Of the consultants in overall charge with responsibility for ventilat...

Background: Many newborns are hospitalized in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) and undergo invasive procedures. Intravenous (IV) insertion is one of the most common painful invasive procedures performed on newborns. Thus, it is important to carry out this procedure according to the standards. The present study aimed to determine the effect of video feedback on nurs...

Objective: The number of immigrants in the world is increasing rapidly. vast majority female are reproductive age. Immigrant infants added to population every day. purpose this study determine challenges for neonatal intensive care unit nurses who immigrant families.
 Methods: A qualitative phenomenological research design based on a semi-structured in-depth interview with 11 nurses. inter...

abstract background: peripheral insertion of central catheters can be difficult in neonates. we compared the success rates of peripherally inserted central catheters by two methods of using static ultrasound and traditional technique (vein visualization and palpation) in neonates. materials and methods: in a prospective randomized, controlled trial, 52 neonates with birth weight lower than 1500...

Background: Length of hospital stay (LHS) is the most important and practical indicator in hospitals, which largely reflects the level of hospital performance and activity. It is also an important indicator for resource planning. Moreover, the quality of care can theoretically be related to LHS. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between LHS and quality of nursing care in...

background and purpose: considering the obstacles against the implementation of ethical decisions by nurses, experiencing moral distress is one of the major issues in this profession. moral distress could have negative effects on the physical and mental health of nurses, quality of patient care and performance of health organizations. given the importance of addressing moral distress in working...

The scientific production overview that concerns the family and stomas urges for studies about the subject, especially about the experience in neonatal period. The present study aimed to comprehend mothers' experience about stomized children during neonatal period or the hospitalization period in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The methodological approach adopted in this study was Oral His...