Everyday Nursing Practice Values in the Nicu and Their Reflection on Breastfeeding Promotion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4676322 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roberta Cricco-Lizza (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA,), Roberta Cricco‐Lizza (University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 399-409 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732310379239 |
| PMID | 20682967 |
| OpenAlex | W2105173078 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 33 |
In this ethnographic study I examined neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurses' everyday practice values and explored how breastfeeding promotion fit within this context. The study was conducted over a 14-month period and included participant observation and interviewing of 114 purposively selected nurses in a level-IV NICU in the United States. Uncertainty emerged as a central concern underlying everyday practice values. Three themes described these values: (a) maximizing babies' potentials in the midst of uncertainty; (b) relying on the sisterhood of NICU nurses to deal with uncertainty; and (c) confronting uncertainty through tight control of actions, reliance on technology, and maximal efficiency in use of time. A fourth theme demonstrated how these values were reflected in NICU breastfeeding practices. Although high-control, high-tech, and time-urgent practice values were helpful in confronting uncertainty, these values also posed challenges to ongoing nursing efforts to promote breastfeeding. These values must be addressed for effective breastfeeding promotion
Breastfeeding · Breastfeeding promotion · Interview · Neonatal intensive care unit · Political science · Sociology · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Pediatrics
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2020 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |