Infants Admitted at the Neonatal - Angeles

(1)

HOIY AI{GEI I]NWERSITY GRADTIATE SCHOOT OF NURSING

First Trimester School Year 2014 - ²⁰¹⁵

Nursing Support to ^Parents of

Infants Admitted at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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Presented

to the

Graduate School

Holy Angel University

In

Partial

Fulfillment

of

the

Requirements

for tle

^Degree

Master of Science

in Nursing Major in Mother-Child Health Nuning

Byt

KRISTIA

CZARINE

^S.

TUTCHIANG

(2)

Nurce-Parenul Support at theNICU

HOLY ANGET UNIVE

Nursing Support to ^Parents of

Infants Admitted at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Krisha Czarine $. l,ugshiang

Abstract

Birth of a

^newborn

is an

^exciting

^event to any

parents but unanticipated occurrence, such as the newborn b"itrg admitted in the NICU can alter the parents' emotions. Nursing support can help the parents

to

overcome this situation. Thus, the aim of this study is to describe the perception

of

parents related

to

the quahty

of

^parental

support

by

nurses whose children are admiued

in

the NICU. Fotsy eight parents (30 mothers and 18 fathers)

with

infants admitted at the MCU

in

various hospitals

in

Pampanga took part

in

this descriptive study.

Th"y

answered

the

Nurse Parent Support

Tool that

was translated into Filipino.

It

^has21 items and 4 subscales (Information Giving and Communication Support; Emotional Support; Appraisal Support and Instnrmental Support). Results showed that the total mean of the NPST was 3.17 (SD=0.47) There were no a signifi.cant difference benveen

the

^responses

of the

^parents

with their

gender; age; civil

$an$; and educational attainment of the parents and the 4 subscales.

The findings indicate that parents received a above moderate level of support from nurses. The result of the study points out that parents perceive instrumental support highest and emotional support as lourest Parents, do not differ in their perception with the support even if their demographic data vary.

KEYWORDS: neonatal intensive care unit, perspective, nursing, ilrrse- parental suppoft, infants

Infants Admitted at the Neonatal - Angeles

HOIY AI{GEI I]NWERSITY GRADTIATE SCHOOT OF NURSING

First Trimester School Year 2014 - 2015

Nursing Support to Parents of

Infants Admitted at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

,rr.*rtRolEcr

to the

Holy Angel University

In

Fulfillment

the

for tle

in Nursing Major in Mother-Child Health Nuning

CZARINE

TUTCHIANG

HOLY ANGET UNIVE

Nursing Support to Parents of

Infants Admitted at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Abstract

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is an

event to any

to

of

to

of

by

in

with

in

in

in

Th"y

the

Tool that

It

the

of the

with their

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Nursing Support to ^Parents of

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^event to any