Integrating Safe Sleep Practices into a Pediatric Hospital: Outcomes of a Quality Improvement Project

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pediatric nursing 2016-03, Vol.31 (2), p.e141-e147
Hauptverfasser:	Rowe, Angela D., Sisterhen, Laura L., Mallard, Ellen, Borecky, Betsy, Schmid, Barbara, Rettiganti, Mallikarjuna, Luo, Chunqiao
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Advisory Committees Audits Beliefs Carers Clinical medicine Clinical outcomes Crib Female Guidelines as Topic Hospitals Hospitals, Pediatric Humans Infant Infant Care - organization & administration Infant mortality Infant Mortality - trends Infant, Newborn Infants Interventions Knowledge Male Mortality Nursing Patient Safety Pediatrics Program Evaluation Quality improvement Quality Improvement - organization & administration Quality management Safe sleep Safety management Safety Management - organization & administration SIDS Sleep Sleep - physiology Standardization Sudden Infant Death - prevention & control Supine Position Tertiary Care Centers United States
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Zusammenfassung:	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
ISSN:	0882-5963 1532-8449
DOI:	10.1016/j.pedn.2015.10.015