Creating a Safe Sleep Environment for the Infant: What the Pediatric Nurse Needs to Know

Despite the release of guidelines by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on safe infant sleep and public service campaigns aimed at reducing risk factors over the past 25  years, deaths due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Sudden Unexplained Infant Death (SUID) are still the 4th leading causes of infant death in the United States. Findings from several studies demonstrate that nurses do not consistently model safe sleep practices with infants due to a lac k of education on evidence-based practice and misconceptions regarding safe infant sleep.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research