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Linda Merritt¹, M Terese Verklan

¹Quinnipiac University, North Haven, Connecticut (Dr Merritt); Texas Woman's University, Dallas (Dr Merritt); and The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston (Dr Verklan).

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Fathers in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) have varied needs, including knowing infant progress and receiving care assurance. The NICU Paternal Needs Inventory (NPNI) shows feasibility for assessing these individual paternal requirements.

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Area of Science:

Neonatal care
Paternal psychology
Healthcare needs assessment

Background:

Limited research exists on fathers' needs during a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stay.
Existing tools do not capture fathers' unique coping mechanisms and specific needs.
A validated instrument is crucial for developing targeted nursing interventions for fathers in the NICU.

Purpose of the Study:

To conduct a feasibility study of the NICU Paternal Needs Inventory (NPNI).
To identify the physical, emotional, and psychological needs of fathers with infants in the NICU.
To lay the groundwork for large-scale pilot testing of the NPNI.

Main Methods:

Employed a nonexperimental, quantitative, and descriptive research design.
Recruited fathers from a level IV NICU.
Administered an online survey including demographic questions and the NPNI.

Main Results:

Fathers universally prioritized knowing infant progress, care instructions, flexible visitation, and assurance of optimal infant care.
Responses indicated significant individual variation in fathers' needs.
The NPNI demonstrated feasibility in measuring fathers' needs.

Conclusions:

The NPNI is a feasible tool for assessing fathers' unique and individual needs in the NICU.
Individualized interventions can be developed by nurses using NPNI data.
Further research is required to establish the reliability and validity of the NPNI through larger studies.