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Utilization of the Nurse Champion Model to Improve Developmentally Supportive Positioning in the NICU
Abstract:
This evidence-based project was implemented and evaluated the impact of using the nurse champion model to increase compliance and facilitate best practices for developmental positioning in the NICU. Education provided by a newly developed nurse champion team reinforced the knowledge and skills needed to use developmental positioning. Measurements included compliance with documentation about positioning, nurse champions' effectiveness, and intent to use the nurse champion model. Participants included twenty-five female NICU registered nurses with varying levels of experience. The focus was on nurses caring for preterm infants that were 35 weeks or less. Electronic medical record data indicated compliance with developmental positioning for the target population. A postimplementation survey indicated participants supported use of nurse champions to implement change. The nurse champion model influenced change in electronic medical record documentation of developmental positioning and support for nurse champions.
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