Implementation of a Developmental Skills Fair in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Crull, Meghan

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Implementation of a Developmental Skills Fair in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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Crull, Meghan. Implementation of a Developmental Skills Fair In a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Nichols, Alison.University of Indianapolis. 2018. uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/c797f8b3-fabf-4540-aee0-7dcff0aae465?locale=es.

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C. Meghan. (2018). Implementation of a Developmental Skills Fair in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. https://uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/c797f8b3-fabf-4540-aee0-7dcff0aae465?locale=es

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Crull, Meghan. Implementation of a Developmental Skills Fair In a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. University of Indianapolis. 2018. https://uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/c797f8b3-fabf-4540-aee0-7dcff0aae465?locale=es.

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The Doctoral Capstone Experience encapsulated integrating evidence, clinical skills, and occupational theory into an interprofessional education session to set a standard of practice in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Eskenazi Health. The purpose of the Developmental Skills Fair was to collaboratively provide education on developmentally supportive care to the NICU nursing staff of Eskenazi Health to promote an evidence-based standard of practice. Research was gathered on the seven Core Measures of Developmental Care and the neuroprotective interventions of family-centered care, positioning, cycled lighting, safe sleep, noise/sound control, infant-driven feeding, kangaroo mother care, and infant massage into daily practice. Education was provided via poster sessions and a positioning in-service was held by a representative from Dandle Lion Medical. Nurses completed a pre-/post-test survey to assess knowledge on developmental care and measure effectiveness and nursing perceptions of the Developmental Skills Fair. There was an improvement in knowledge on developmentally supportive care following the education session, noted by an overall increase in post-test survey scores. The majority of nurses also strongly agreed that they had gained knowledge and the standard of practice would improve due to the Developmental Skills Fair. The information gathered will be used to provide further education and continue to improve the standard of practice in the NICU.

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