Nursing research
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Skin-to-skin contact after cesarean delivery: an experimental study.
The effectiveness of skin-to-skin contact (SSC) after vaginal delivery has been shown. After cesarean births, SSC is not done for practical and medical safety reasons because it is believed that infants may suffer mild hypothermia. ⋯ Cesarean-delivered newborns who experienced SSC within 1 hour of delivery are not at risk for hypothermia.
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Research to document the effects of nursing on patient outcomes such as pain has been limited by the inability to measure the quality of nursing care effectively. ⋯ Through this deliberative and iterative process, an instrument was produced that will contribute to the measurement of the quality of nursing and interdisciplinary care related to pain management. The items retained in the PainCQ were understood and judged by hospitalized patients with pain easily. Further psychometric testing of the PainCQ is indicated.