Observational study using video recordings to explore the first hour after admission to a neonatal intensive care unit.

Aim: To explore the admission process to our neonatal intensive care unit.

Methods: A first phase quality improvement initiative was conducted. We utilised observational video recording of a convenience sample of inborn admissions.

When can I hold my baby? An audit of time to first cuddle for preterm babies (<32 weeks) pre introduction and post introduction of a Family-Integrated Care model.

Aim: The audit examined time to first cuddle between preterm babies (born < 32 weeks) and their parent pre- and post-introduction of a family-integrated care model. Secondary outcomes included time to full feeds and length of neonatal intensive care stay.

Background: Parental separation due to neonatal intensive care unit admission is known to negatively affect parental and baby wellbeing.

Reporting the incidence of unplanned extubation in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Aim: The aim of this study was to highlight the incidence of unplanned extubation (UE) and identify associated factors in our neonatal population.

Methods: This study was a prospective audit.

Results: A specifically designed audit tool was used to capture UE events; 182 neonates required mechanical ventilation for 863 days.

Empowering Parents of Australian Infants and Children in Hospital: Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of the EMpowerment of PArents in The Intensive Care-30-AUS Questionnaire.

Objectives: To translate, culturally adapt, and psychometrically test the EMpowerment of PArents in The Intensive Care-30 questionnaire in Australian pediatric critical care, neonatal, and pediatric ward settings.

Design: Cross-sectional, descriptive, multicenter study conducted in two phases; 1) translation and cultural adaptation and 2) validation of the EMpowerment of PArents in The Intensive Care-30 questionnaire.

Settings: Two Western Australian sites, the PICU and two pediatric wards of a children's hospital and the neonatal unit of a women's and newborn hospital.

Transition from hospital to home: Parents' perception of their preparation and readiness for discharge with their preterm infant.

Aims And Objectives: To explore the experiences of parents with babies born between 28-32 weeks' gestation during transition through the neonatal intensive care unit and discharge to home.

Background: Following birth of a preterm baby, parents undergo a momentous journey through the neonatal intensive care unit prior to their arrival home. The complexity of the journey varies on the degree of prematurity and problems faced by each baby.

Factors influencing a nurse's decision to question medication administration in a neonatal clinical care unit.

Aims And Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify factors that influence nurse's decisions to question concerning aspects of medication administration within the context of a neonatal clinical care unit.

Background: Medication error in the neonatal setting can be high with this particularly vulnerable population. As the care giver responsible for medication administration, nurses are deemed accountable for most errors.

Examination of the perception of communication and collaboration in a neonatal intensive care unit: a decade on, has it changed?

The aim of this study was to ascertain the perception of communication and collaboration within and between the groups of medicine and nursing in a neonatal unit. METHODS The study used an analytical cross-sectional design involving both doctors and nursing staff in the neonatal clinical care unit (NCCU). A quantitative questionnaire using a Likert scale format, accompanied by an open-ended question, provided a snapshot of the perception of communication and collaboration within the NCCU.