Evidence · Review article
Nursing Interventions That Promote Sleep in Preterm Newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units: An Integrative Review.
- Comfort and nursing care
- Developmental care and positioning
- Nursing
- Pain and comfort
Summary
This integrative review, following Whittemore and Knafl's methodology and PRISMA 2020, identifies nursing interventions that promote sleep in preterm newborns in neonatal intensive care units. Five studies published between 2010 and 2021 were included from an initial 359 records. Interventions fell into three categories: environmental management, relaxation techniques and therapeutic positioning. It highlights the central role of nurses in protecting preterm sleep by controlling environmental stimuli and adapting care practices.
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