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Özge Eren1,2, Çağri Çövener Özçelik3
1Marmara University Institute of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
Objective:
In newborns, the skin continues to develop in the first months and even years, and its structure and functions mature. Neonatal nurses protect the skin and support its development while caring for the newborn.
Methods:
The descriptive study was conducted with 12 nurses working in the neonatal intensive care unit of a training and research hospital between September 2021 and November 2021. The Descriptive Information Form, Voice Recorder, and Focus Group Interview Form were used as data collection tools. Content analysis was used to evaluate the qualitative data. Research results are reported according to the COREQ Checklist.
Results:
Participants' interviews were analyzed, and 9 themes were formed. These themes were (1) newborn skin protection, (2) awareness, (3) information sharing, (4) results of skin protection, (5) negative effects of treatment and care, (6) institutional barriers in protecting skin integrity, (7) medical barriers in protecting skin integrity, (8) experience, and (9) lifelong learning.
Conclusions:
Nurses working in the neonatal intensive care unit were found to know the conditions that disrupt skin integrity in the unit and to perform practices to protect skin integrity.
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