Abstract: Cue-based care is the key element in the provision of developmentally appropriate care as it based on observing behavioral cues of preterm infants (PTIs) to collect information concerning each infant's competencies, vulnerabilities, and thresholds. Aim: This study aimed todesign a practice based guidance module to improve nurses' knowledge and their interventions toward avoidance behavioral cues exhibited from PTIs.Design:A quasi-experimental design (pre / post-test) was utilize. Setting:the study was carried outatthe neonatal intensive care units (NICU) affiliated to Mansoura University Children Hospital (MUCH), Mansoura General Hospital (MGH) and the New General Hospital, Egypt.Subjects:A convenience sample of all nurses (N= 91), who were available during.......
Keywords: Behavioral cues, Cue-based care, Nurses, Preterm infants
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