scholarly journals Perceptions and attitudes of parents and healthcare professionals about the option of using infant massage in neonatal intensive care units

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahia Abdallah ◽  
Heather Whitford ◽  
Caroline Bradbury‐Jones ◽  
Martyn Jones
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Units ◽  
Infant Massage ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes

Attitudes and Experiences Towards Death of Healthcare Professionals Working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

2021 ◽  
pp. 003022282110486
Author(s):  
Dimitra Metallinou ◽  
Sofia Bardo ◽  
Iliana Kitsonidou ◽  
Niki Sotiropoulou
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Units ◽  
Neonatal Deaths ◽  
Research Period

Background Death is an integral part of neonatal intensive care units’ (NICUs) environment and little it is known about NICU’s staff death concepts. Aim To investigate attitudes and experiences towards death of healthcare professionals (HPs) working in NICUs Design Totally 131 participants from six hospitals were included in the study. Research instruments were a questionnaire designed by the authors and the scale Death Attitude Profile-Revised. Results Gender, marital and educational status, frequent contact with end of life neonates and provision of neonatal end of life care during the research period correlated significantly with dimensions of DAP-R. Impact of NICU neonatal deaths on personal life correlated negatively with fear of death and positively with escape acceptance. Conclusion Evaluating the interrelationships among personal characteristics, attitudes and experiences towards death among NICU HPs may increase our understanding concerning working with dying neonates and provide direction for educational intervention and continuing professional support.

YENİDOĞAN YOĞUN BAKIM ÜNİTELERİNDE İŞ KAZALARI RİSKLERİ VE NEDENLERİNE YÖNELİK BİR ARAŞTIRMA

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haluk Tanrıverdi ◽  
Orhan Akova ◽  
Nurcan Türkoğlu Latifoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Units ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to demonstrate the relationship between the qualifications of neonatal intensive care units of hospitals (physical conditions, standard applications, employee qualifications and use of personal protective equipment) and work related causes and risks, employee related causes and risks when occupational accidents occur. Accordingly, a survey was prepared and was made among 105 nurses working in 3 public and 3 private hospital's neonatal intensive care units, in the January of 2010. The survey consists of questions about the qualifications of neonatal intensive care units, work related causes and risks, and employee related causes and risks. From the regression analysis conducted, it has been found that confirmed hypotheses in several studies in the literature were not significant in this study. The sub-dimensions in which relationships has been found show that the improvement of the physical environment in workplace, the improvement of the employee qualifications and standard applications can reduce the rate of occupational accidents. According to the results of this study management should take care of the organizational factors besides to improvement of the physical environment in workplace, the improvement of the employee qualifications and standard applications.

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