An ethnography of parents' perceptions of patient safety in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Madelene J Ottosen; Joan Engebretson; Jason Etchegaray; Cody Arnold; Eric J. Thomas

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An ethnography of parents' perceptions of patient safety in the neonatal intensive care unit.

January 8, 2020

Ottosen MJ, Engebretson J, Etchegaray J, et al. Adv Neonatal Care. 2019;19(6):500-508.

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Using qualitative methods, this study sought to understand parent perceptions of patient safety in the NICU. The authors present a conceptual model of ‘parents as partners’ in NICU patient safety, emphasizing the importance of clinicians who are present, intentional, and respectful and highlighting factors influencing the parent-clinician partnership, such as communication and teamwork practices.

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