title: OC47 - NICUs and family-centred care, from the leadership to the design, the results of a survey in Italy (by FCC Italian NICU study group).
abstract: Theme: Leadership, management, nursing education.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Family-centered care (FCC) in NICUs is related to staff culture and the organization of the unit.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the organizational characteristics and services for families in Italian NICUs.
  
  
  METHODS
  This survey involved 105 NICUs in Italy. The Italian version of the 'FCC in the NICUs: A Self-Assessment Inventory' developed by the Institute for FCC was sent to the nurse managers in January 2015.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-seven NICUs answered (49%). The means of the NICU characteristics are number of beds: 20; newborns discharged/year: 331, of which very low birth weight infant: 68; unit's rooms: 3.7). The total mean score of the 10 areas explored by questionnaire was 2.6 (on 5 points Likert scale) for the 'status' and of 2.3 (on 3 points scale) for priority for change.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results show an organizational lack, but also the consciousness of the need of change. Sharing new organizational strategies could be an important issue for the future.
authors.affiliation: University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Professional Development, Continuing Education and Nursing Research Service, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Italy.
authors.forename: Immacolata
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dall'Oglio
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Surgical Neonatology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Italy.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Portanova
authors.affiliation: Professional Development, Continuing Education and Nursing Research Service, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Italy.
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tiozzo
authors.affiliation: University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Professional Development, Continuing Education and Nursing Research Service, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Italy.
authors.forename: Orsola
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gawronsk
authors.affiliation: Centre of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship.|Ipasvi Rome Nursing College, Italy.
authors.forename: Gennaro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rocco
authors.affiliation: Clinical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences Plymouth University, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Latour
mesh_terms: D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007558:Italy; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000592:standards; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Family-centred care; NICU environment.; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) design; health care quality