Ordu Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Çalışmaları Dergisi

Yazarlar: Zübeyde KORKMAZ, Dilek DERİNCE, Öznur BAŞDAŞ, Meral BAYAT, Emine ERDEM

Konular:Hemşirelik

DOI:10.38108/ouhcd.772458

Anahtar Kelimeler:NICU,Nursing,Care,Continuity of care

Özet: Objective: Continuity of care provides nurses continuity of information about care needs and the problems of individuals. Thus, understanding problems better enables the nurse to make effective decision and the care to continue. One of the areas where continuity of care is important is Newborrn intensive careunits (NICU). The study was carried out to determine the views of the nurses about the practice of giving the same baby the care of the same nurse for one week in order to ensure continuity of care. Methods: This study was performed with nurses working in a NICU of a public hospital using qualitative methods. In-depth interviews were made with the nurses working in NICU and recorded. The records were decoded and content analysis was carried out by three experts. Results: According to the contentanalysis, 3 theme were comprised, contribution of continuity of care to neonatal, to the nurse and to the infant’s family. Continuity of care has been determined to house positive contributions on neonatal care, the nurse and the infant’s family. Conclusion: Effective and widespread use of continuity of care is recommended for nurses to provide holistic care.

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