Journal of Nursing & Care

Neonatal Nurses�?? Perceived Barriers to the Provision of Developmental Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units of Selected Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abstract

Mekdes Hailegebreal Habte

Neonatal developmental care refers to the use of a range of nursing interventions to reduce stressors originating from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) environmentfactors is essential for the successful planning and implementation of developmental care provision in the neonatal intensive care units. Nurses are the frontline care provider in the neonatal intensive care units as their approach to patient care, training, and scope of practice is wide. In spite of this, there are a few investigations on nurses�?? perceived barrier assessments of neonatal developmental care provision. Therefore, the aim of this study was to find out Nurses�?? perceived barriers to the provision of developmental care in neonatal intensive care units of governmental hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.