Medicina neonatal y pediátrica

Abstracto

Nurse's Skills Regarding Care of Preterm Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Selected in Jazan, KSA

Layla M Ali, Dalal M Ahmed, SitElbanat O Mohamed and Maryam A Mohammed

Preterm is defined as babies born alive before 37 weeks of pregnancy are completed. Premature infants can develop a range of problems because their organs are not mature enough. The proper nursing care of premature baby should be established by good nursing performances. Our aim of this descriptive cross-sectional study was to assess the skills of nurses regarding premature infants care in incubator admitted in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at king Fahd Hospital and prince bin Nasser Hospital, Jazan city. The study was conducted in the period from December 2018 to March 2019. Total convenience sample of 50 nurses were enrolled in the study. The study focused mainly on frequent and routine nursing process. Data was collected by questionnaire and observational check list. The study showed that most of nurses had adequate practice regarding care of premature in incubator except wiping the inside and changing humidified water. The study recommended that nurses need continuous education program for staff development and maintaining their practice on good levels.