@article{63eda95dddd44e02849edd8a3c5f52a1,
title = "Neonatal Nurses' Perceptions of Palliative Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit",
abstract = "Purpose:Neonatal palliative care is widely endorsed as an essential aspect of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) practice, yet inconsistencies in its use continue to exist. We examined neonatal nurses' perceptions of barriers and facilitators to palliative care in their NICU setting.Study",
keywords = "Comfort care, End-of-life care, Neonatal palliative care",
author = "Chin, {Susan Di Nonno} and Paraszczuk, {Ann Marie} and Patricia Eckardt and Toby Bressler",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright}) was administered using an online survey distributed to neonatal nurses through the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) and National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN). Parametric statistical analyses were conducted to explore relationships between unit policy and neonatal palliative care (NPC) education, and the nurses' perceptions.Results:Ninety-nine of 1,800 AWHONN members who identified as NICU nurses completed the survey, representing a response rate of 5.5% and 101 of 4,000 NANN members who subscribe to the MYNANN message boards completed the survey, reflecting a 2.5% response rate. N = 200 surveys were completed with minimal data missing, resulting in a final sample of 200. Exploratory factor analysis yielded these subconstructs: Unit Culture, Resources, and Perceived Inappropriate Care. Barriers identified were Perceived Inappropriate Care and Societal Understanding of NPC. A positive correlation was noted for NiPCAS{\texttrademark}",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.1097/NMC.0000000000000738",
language = "English",
volume = "46",
pages = "250--257",
journal = "MCN The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing",
issn = "0361-929X",
publisher = "Lippincott Williams and Wilkins",
number = "5",
}