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Jung Ae Cho1, Min Sohn2, Sangmi Lee3
1Graduate Assistant, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
Insights
Pediatric nurses demonstrated moderate knowledge of safe sleep practices and infant CPR, but low confidence in educating parents. Systemic education is needed to improve SUID risk reduction strategies.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Nursing Education
- Public Health
Background:
- Sudden unexplained infant death (SUID) significantly contributes to infant mortality.
- Pediatric nurses play a crucial role in educating parents on SUID-reducing strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess pediatric nurses' knowledge of SUID-related safe sleep practices (K-SSSP) and infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation (K-ICPR).
- To evaluate nurses' confidence in educating parents about safe sleep practices.
Main Methods:
- A survey was administered to 136 pediatric nurses.
- The survey assessed K-SSSP (13 items), K-ICPR (5 items), and confidence in K-SSSP education.
Main Results:
- Correct answer rates for K-SSSP and K-ICPR were 62.6% and 62.5%, respectively.
- Nurses reported low confidence (mean score 2.6/5) in educating parents on safe sleep.
- Only 13.2% of nurses educated parents on safe sleep content, despite 76% having received SUID education.
Conclusions:
- Pediatric nurses exhibit a need for enhanced, systemic educational programs on SUID and risk reduction strategies.
- Improving nurses' knowledge and confidence is essential for effective parent education on SUID prevention.
Purpose:
Sudden unexplained infant death (SUID) is a major contributor to infant mortality, and pediatric nurses have the responsibility to educate parents on SUID-reducing strategies. This study was conducted to measure pediatric nurses' knowledge of SUID-related safe sleep practices (K-SSSP) and infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation (K-ICPR).
Methods:
In total, 136 pediatric nurses were administered a survey including K-SSSP (13 items), K-ICPR (5 items), confidence in K-SSSP education (1 item; 5 points), and other factors relating to SUID experiences or education.
Results:
The correct answer rates of the K-SSSP and K-ICPR were 62.6% and 62.5%, retrospectively. The mean score for confidence in K-SSSP education was 2.6±0.9. Only 18 nurses (13.2%) responded that they educated parents on the content of the K-SSSP, while 76 nurses had received education on SUID. Positive relationships were observed between K-SSSP scores and higher education, between K-ICPR scores and having own child(ren) and clinical experience, and between confidence in K-SSSP education and higher education or having one's own child(ren). Nurses caring for newborns performed more SUID education than nurses working in other units.
Conclusion:
There is a profound need to implement a systemic educational program on SUID and strategies to reduce SUID for pediatric nurses.
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