Safe Sleep in the NICU

Authors

Ashley Mirabile, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Barb Haney, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Dianne Wilderson, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Beckie Palmer, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Ashley Domsch, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Eugenia K. Pallotto, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow

Publication Date

10-2019

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Abstract

Goal: To evaluate a staff education program on approach to improve in the rate of eligible NICU infants in safe sleep in a busy 84-bed level IV NICU.

Outcome Measures; Improve safe sleep compliance for eligible patients to 90% or greater by December 2019.

Process Measures: Audits from bedside RNs showing compliance with safe sleep.

Planned Intervention: In December of 2018 a multidisciplinary work group brainstormed and implemented best practice safe sleep education for staff and parents. September 2019 a Safe Sleep Educational Toolkit was made available for staff.

Results: Safe Sleep compliance has gone from 53% to 90% in September of 2019 after the initiation of a safe sleep toolkit.

MeSH Keywords

Sleep; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Pediatric Nursing; Quality Improvement; Sudden Infant Death

Keywords

Safe Sleep Practices; Babies; SIDS

Disciplines

Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities | Critical Care Nursing | Interprofessional Education | Pediatric Nursing | Pediatrics

Recommended Citation

Mirabile, Ashley; Haney, Barb; Wilderson, Dianne; Palmer, Beckie; Domsch, Ashley; and Pallotto, Eugenia K., "Safe Sleep in the NICU" (2019). Posters. 142.
https://scholarlyexchange.childrensmercy.org/posters/142