Publication Date
10-2019
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Abstract
Topic Summary:
Kangaroo Care (skin to skin care) is a parent-led, evidence-based intervention which improves outcomes in neonatal patients including: decreased apnea, increased weight gain, increased parent satisfaction and decreased length of stay.
Results:
Nurse resident team interventions to support parent engagement and remove barriers to Kangaroo Care (KC) through iterative PDSA cycles from January 2018 to July 2019 yielded positive results within a subset of ICN patients.
MeSH Keywords
Kangaroo-Mother Care Method; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Pediatric Nursing; Quality Improvement
Keywords
Kangaroo Care; NICU; ICN
Disciplines
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities | Critical Care Nursing | Pediatric Nursing | Pediatrics
Recommended Citation
Butler, Brett; Burden, Jacob; Creekmore, Carly; Griffin, Blair; Godemann, Taylor; Hagen, Taylor; Koelling, Theresa; Kucera, Mary Anne; Magid, Halle; Miller, Makenna; Page, Monica; Riffel, Mary; Stebbins, Madison; Stokes, Sarah; and Suppes, Skylar, "The Kanga-Croo: Nurse Resident Champions Creating Momentum for Improvement" (2019). Posters. 149.
https://scholarlyexchange.childrensmercy.org/posters/149
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Notes
Supported by Knowledge Translation Scholars: Greta Gerstner and Erin Keith-Chancy.