Publication Date
2025
Presentation Length
Poster/Gallery presentation
College
Gordon E. Inman College of Nursing
Department
Nursing, School of
Student Level
Undergraduate
SPARK Category
Research
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Liz Hall
SPARK Session
10:15-11:45
Presentation Type
Poster
Summary
Abstract
Background: Infants are highly susceptible to nosocomial infections like CLABSIs due to underdeveloped immune systems and exposure to medical interventions. These infections significantly threaten health outcomes in the NICU. With national NICU infection rates for 1.1-3.3 lb infants averaging 15%, the study’s 7.1% infection rate indicates mFICare’s potential. Does an educational intervention for caregivers, mobile-enhanced Family-Integrated Care (mFICare), reduce the national average NICU nosocomial infection rate of 15% to 5% compared to the Family-Centered Care’s (FCC) approach?
Methods: Keywords: NICU, infants, intensive care unit, bloodstream, infection, prevention, hospital-acquired infection, theory-of-care, family-integrated care. Databases used for review of literature: CINAHL, CDC, NIH. Initial results showed 488 research studies. Filters applied were last 5 years, peer-reviewed, English first-language, and RCT/Quasi-experimental study.
Results: The final search resulted in 2 RCTs and 2 Quasi-Experimental studies (QES). The QES on mFICare was found to have significant results in infection reduction with a p-value
Conclusion: The review of literature appraisal of the evidence resulted in 4 studies focusing on mFICare. mFICare was found to be statistically significant in decreasing infection rates in prior studies. The EBP project proposal selected mFICare for the nursing intervention.
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