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Safe Sleep Program for the NICU Nursing Staff: A Pilot Program
Purpose:
Following an assessment of safe sleep practices (SSP) and nurses' safe sleep knowledge in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), an evidence-based 2-part safe sleep program including nurse education and the use of safe sleep cards was developed in an attempt to increase SSP.
Design:
A quality improvement project with time-series methodology, including observational and survey data collection.
Sample:
To assess SSP, sleep environment audits were completed pre- (N = 48) and post- safe sleep program (N = 44). To assess nurses' safe sleep knowledge, a safe sleep questionnaire was distributed pre-education (N = 48) and post-education (N = 23).
Main Outcome Variable:
The change in SSP (ΔSSP) following safe sleep program implementation and change in nurses' safe sleep knowledge (ΔKnowledge) following education.
Results:
SSP increased from 25 percent to 61 percent compliance, and nurses' knowledge scores increased from 83 percent to 97 percent.
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