Nursing support for parents during the identification and treatment of jaundice
Isong, Imaobong; Nkwonji, Miguele Nono (2021)
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021122790557
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021122790557
Tiivistelmä
Neonatal jaundice is a common newborn condition that is harmless most of the time. However, acute neonatal jaundice is a notable cause of brain damage, intellectual disability, physical disability and early death. Nursing intervention and support can assist parents in the early identification of jaundice and to seek treatment on time. Nursing support was divided into educational, emotional and psychological support. This research work contributes to the field of paediatric and family-centred nursing. It aims to improve awareness and to provide nurses and parents with up-to-date information about jaundice, evidenced-based nursing interventions in treating jaundice to minimize complications, and to support parents.
The research method of this thesis was narrative literature review, which attempts to provide an overview in wide range of issues within a topic and research question. The target group for this research included registered nurses, especially those working in paediatric wards, parents and aspiring parents.
The results of the study showed that nurses’ support is highly educative and informative. Nurses have a greater role of educating and informing parents about jaundice, and educating parents to identify jaundice at an early stage. When parents are educated before or during pregnancy, they can avoid certain conditions that could pose as risk factors to jaundice and prepare themselves ahead of time, should their newborns contract jaundice. There is need for more research on how nurses support the parents of newborns with jaundice. Most of the previous research focused more on education. There has been limited research on the social, psychological, and emotional support for parents.
The research method of this thesis was narrative literature review, which attempts to provide an overview in wide range of issues within a topic and research question. The target group for this research included registered nurses, especially those working in paediatric wards, parents and aspiring parents.
The results of the study showed that nurses’ support is highly educative and informative. Nurses have a greater role of educating and informing parents about jaundice, and educating parents to identify jaundice at an early stage. When parents are educated before or during pregnancy, they can avoid certain conditions that could pose as risk factors to jaundice and prepare themselves ahead of time, should their newborns contract jaundice. There is need for more research on how nurses support the parents of newborns with jaundice. Most of the previous research focused more on education. There has been limited research on the social, psychological, and emotional support for parents.