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6.10 NEONATAL NURSES' ATTITUDES TOWARDS EXTREMELY LOW GESTATION INFANTS
K. Gallagher, N. Marlow, D. Porock, A. Edgley. University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Background: As more infants receive intensive care at extremely low gestations, the attitudes that neonatal nurses hold towards extreme prematurity will have a significant impact upon the nursing care that they provide to infants and families.
Aim: This study investigated the factors that may be impacting upon the attitudes of neonatal nurses towards extremely preterm birth.
Methods: Neonatal nurses from bands 5 to 8 working within the Trent Perinatal Network were recruited into a Q study. Nurses completed a Q Sort and follow-up interview. The Q Sort comprised 53 …