Table 1 Reported research areas of neonatal nurses
From: Neonatal nursing led research activity in the UK: a survey of current practice
Research Theme | Research area (participants interested / working in this area) |
|---|---|
Parental involvement | Comfort care, experiences during stay (3), decision making, post discharge complex care, family involvement/impact (3), satisfaction, Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), trial participation |
Pharmacological | Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) (2), pain (2), morphine, near misses, antibiotic use (2), Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI), hearing loss |
Education | Network delivered preceptorship, skills training, framework evaluation, thermal control, learning opportunities, experiences of (nurses: 1 / students: 1), evidence implementation, leadership |
Outcomes | Mental health, NAS, long term infant outcomes, staff impact on short term infant outcomes |
Developmental care | Family Integrated Care (FICare), attitudes, quiet time |
Service provision | Transitional care, postnatal sepsis screening, transport ventilation |
Respiratory | Ventilation (2), lung function |
Feeding issues | Orogastric tube (OGT) use, Gastro Oesophageal Reflux (GOR) |
End-of-Life care | Palliative care, organ donation |
Ethico-legal | Legal & ethical issues (2) |
Skin | Tissue viability |