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Safe sleep for pediatric inpatients
Author(s) -
Geyer Janet E.,
Smith Penny K.,
Kair Laura R.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal for specialists in pediatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1744-6155
pISSN - 1539-0136
DOI - 10.1111/jspn.12146
Subject(s) - sleep (system call) , intervention (counseling) , medicine , patient safety , medical emergency , nursing , health care , computer science , economics , economic growth , operating system
Purpose To improve sleep environment safety for inpatient infants. Design and Methods This quality improvement project involved assessment of sleep environment safety for inpatient infants before and after a bundled intervention of staff education and introduction of swaddle sacks and bedside storage bins. Results The proportion of infant cribs without loose objects in them increased (32–72%, p = .025), and safe sleep positioning remained stable (82% vs. 95%, p = .183 ). Practice Implications Staff education, swaddle sleep sacks, and bedside storage containers were associated with improved sleep safety among pediatric inpatients at our institution and may help at other institutions.