Hans Van, Rostenberghe and Jacki, Short and Ramli, Noraida and Tan, Beng Geok and Subramaniam, Sivasangari and Che Yaakob, Che Anuar and Othman, Azizah and Ibrahim, Nor Rosidah and Ho, Jacqueline and Mohamed, Zeehaida and Hasan, Habsah
(2014)
A psychologist-led educational intervention results in a sustained reduction in neonatal intensive care unit infections.
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2 (115).
pp. 1-5.
ISSN 2296-2360
Abstract
Even though in the corporateworld psychological science has been widely used, the formal
use of evidence-based psychology in important areas of clinical medicine has been scanty
at best. It was the aim of this study to determine the efficacy of a psychologist-led 2-week
nurse educator training on the infection rate in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Materials and methods: In 2007, six senior neonatal nurses underwent a training course
focusing on the retrieval of evidence and knowledge of psychological principles that would
allow them to share the evidence in such a way that evidence is effectively brought into
practice.The course was led by a psychologist.The nurses created and delivered their own
teaching modules, all focused on infection control. The rates of bacteremia, 2 years prior
to intervention were analyzed and compared with the rate following the intervention for
3 years.
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