Nurses' Adoption of the AWHONN/NANN Neonatal Skin Care Project
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2001
Abstract
The purpose of this project was to evaluate the nurses' adoption of the AWHONN/NANN Neonatal Skin Care Project Protocols that were implemented at 54 clinical sites across the United States, and to examine perceived barriers in the implementation process. One hundred thirty-six nurses from 26 hospitals returned the survey packets that included the Neonatal Nurse Opinion Survey and the Barriers Scale. Nurses had a higher-than-average level of education, describing themselves as leaders and innovators. In general, the protocols were well accepted and adopted into practice. Some protocols were not perceived as better than pre-existing practice, and nurses reported difficulty in the implementation of some protocols. The main barriers were a lack of skill in reading and understanding research, lack of authority, and lack of support from physicians and other staff. The project raised national awareness about neonatal skin care, involved nurses from the beginning and throughout the process, and removed several barriers to research utilization. © 2001 by W.B. Saunders Company.
Journal Title
Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume
1
Issue
1
First Page
59
Last Page
67
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1053/nbin.2001.21831
First Department
Nursing
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Frances E. and Maikler, Virginia E., "Nurses' Adoption of the AWHONN/NANN Neonatal Skin Care Project" (2001). Faculty Publications. 2160.
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/pubs/2160