title: Neonatal nurses' and therapists' perceptions of positioning for preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Determine perceptions about positioning for preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NI CU).
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-item survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Neonatal nurses (n = 68) and speech, physical, and occupational therapists (n = 8).
  
  
  METHODS
  Perceptions about positioning were obtained, and differences in perceptions between nurses and therapists were explored.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ninety-nine percent of respondents agreed that positioning is important for the well-being of the infant. Sixty-two percent of nurses and 86 percent of therapists identified the Dandle ROO as the ideal method of neonatal positioning. Forty-four percent of nurses and 57 percent of therapists reported that the Dandle ROO is the easiest positioning method to use in the NICU. Some perceptions differed: Therapists were more likely to report that the SleepSack does not hold the infant in good alignment. Nurses were more likely to report that the infant does not sleep well in traditional positioning.
authors.affiliation: Program in Occupational Therapy Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. cszarem86@gmail.com
authors.forename: Cori
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zarem
authors.forename: Tara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Crapnell
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tiltges
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Madlinger
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lukas
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pineda
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000451:nursing*; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D020407:Internet; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000451:nursing; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000451:nursing*; D059825:Physical Therapists; D012890:Sleep; D013070:Speech Therapy