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Nurses’ perception of dischargeOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Today’s, neonatal discharge planning care has been an indispensable component of neonatal intensive care. However, this comes with various challenges. So, pediatric nurses must be able to provide effective nursing care and to be aware of their roles, to achieve successful discharge of neonates from Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Aim: to assess pediatric nurses’ perception and practices regarding neonatal discharge from Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Study Design: A descriptive design was utilized in this study. Setting: The study was carried out at Neonatal Intensive Care Units, at general hospitals of Port Said Governorate, which affiliated to Ministry of Health and Population, Egypt. Subjects and Method: Sixty pediatric nurses were included in the present study. Data were collected using NICU discharge practices questionnaire, and NICU discharge perception scale. Results: The main finding of this study revealed that all pediatric nurses had poor neonatal discharge practices, while the majority of them had good perception regarding neonatal discharge. Conclusion: There was positive statistical significant correlation between pediatric nurses’ practices and their perception regarding neonatal discharge.