Understanding the Effects of Neonatal Early Discharge on Parents: A Literature Review.

A neonatal early discharge (NED) program is a supported process where preterm infants leave hospital before they have established full sucking feeds and are gavage fed by their parents while they transition to breast- and/or bottle-feeds. While there is some evidence in the literature describing the outcomes of this process for preterm infants, there is even more limited evidence of the effects and outcomes of these NED programs on parents. The objective of this study was to summarize and critically appraise the literature regarding the effects of NED on parents.

Improving clinical handover in a paediatric ward: implications for nursing management.

Aim: To describe how nursing staff in a paediatric ward improved the conduct of clinical handover, using a practise development approach.

Background: ISBAR (Identify, Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation) is a mnemonic tool to aid the safe transfer of patient information in clinical handover. The nurses identified the need to improve the use of ISBAR, and other issues related to handover that could compromise patient safety and constrain family-centred care.

A Comparison of Sound Levels in Open Plan Versus Pods in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the noise levels recorded in two different neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) settings: a pod and an open plan NICU located in the same hospital.

Background: The NICU is a busy environment with ambient noise levels that often exceed established recommendations. This noise deleteriously affects the physiological stability and developmental outcomes of sick and preterm infants.

Maternal Child and Family Health Nurses: Delivering a Unique Nursing Speciality.

Introduction This study aimed to describe Maternal Child and Family Health Nurses' (MCaFHNs) perception of their role across Australia. MCaFHNs deliver services to positively influence the growth and development of children in the early years. Little is known about their role as they deliver care to children and families in Australia.

Nurses' experiences of the hospitalisation of their own children for acute illnesses.

Background: The hospitalisation of a child is a stressful event for parents. Parents who are also nurses may face additional challenges not encountered by other parents; yet, scant attention has been given to this issue in the literature.

Aim: To explore the experiences of Nurse-Parents whose children were hospitalised for acute illnesses.

Developing renal nurses' buttonhole cannulation skills using e-learning.

Background: It has previously been shown that nurses can learn clinical nursing skills by e-learning (online), and that many variables will influence how well nurses adopt learned clinical skills using distance education.

Objectives: This study aimed to identify and measure the strength of those factors which would simultaneously influence registered nurses' (RNs') beliefs about their own learning about buttonhole cannulation, using e-learning.

Design: An online Likert style survey consisting of a list of statements related to knowledge and skill domains considered crucial in the area of buttonhole cannulation was distributed to 101 RNs before and after completing an e-learning programme.