Preterm infant car seat safety and evidence informed nursing leadership in the NICU

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dc.contributor.authorMoher, Catherine
dc.contributor.supervisorMacKinnon, Karen
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-30T20:15:03Z
dc.date.available2012-07-30T20:15:03Z
dc.date.copyright2010en_US
dc.date.issued2012-07-30
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Nursing
dc.degree.levelMaster of Nursing M.N.en_US
dc.description.abstractMotor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of death amongst infants and children in North America. Preterm infants (<37 weeks gestational age) are often discharged from hospital weighing less than five pounds and are at risk of apnea, bradycardia and oxygen desaturation when seated in infant car seats, thus this population faces issues with safety, fit and positioning in car seats. Existing protocols in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) lack research support and specific guidelines for implementation resulting in inconsistencies in car seat safety practices in the NICU. This project is an integrated review of the literature concerning preterm infants and evidenced informed car seat safety in the NICU and is guided by the Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (PARiHS) framework for knowledge translation. Recommendations for practice are outlined and support for nursing leaders is offered to move this knowledge into practice. Suggestions for future research are presented to provide insight into the ongoing safety issues for this fragile population.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/4094
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectpreterm infanten_US
dc.subjectcar seaten_US
dc.subjectsafetyen_US
dc.subjectnursing leadershipen_US
dc.subjectNICUen_US
dc.titlePreterm infant car seat safety and evidence informed nursing leadership in the NICUen_US
dc.typeprojecten_US

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