| Literature DB >> 26643582 |
Angela D Rowe1, Laura L Sisterhen2, Ellen Mallard3, Betsy Borecky3, Barbara Schmid3, Mallikarjuna Rettiganti4, Chunqiao Luo4.
Abstract
A quality improvement project for implementing safe sleep practices (SSP) was conducted at a large, U.S children's hospital. The intervention involved education of staff and standardization of infant sleep practices utilizing a multifaceted approach. Staff surveys and environmental audits were conducted pre- and post-intervention. Safe Sleep Environment (SSE) audits showed an improvement from 23% to 34% (p<0.001) post-intervention. Staff confidence to provide education to caregivers on SSP showed a significant increase. Results from this project demonstrate a successful approach to implement SSP in the hospital setting. Infant safe sleep practices have the potential to reduce infant mortality.Entities:
Keywords: Beliefs; Crib; Infant mortality; Infants; Knowledge; Quality improvement; SIDS; Safe sleep
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Year: 2015 PMID： 26643582 DOI： 10.1016/j.pedn.2015.10.015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Nurs ISSN： 0882-5963 Impact factor: 2.145