Arthur J. Engler
University of Connecticut
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MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing | 2002
Arthur J. Engler; Susan M Ludington-Hoe; Regina M. Cusson; Rene Adams; Millie Bahnsen; Eileen Brumbaugh; Patricia Coates; Jane Grieb; Lisa McHargue; Deborah L. Ryan; Mary Settle; Denise Williams
Purpose A national survey was conducted to assess practice, knowledge, barriers, and perceptions regarding Kangaroo Care (KC)—the holding of diaper-clad preterm infants skin-to-skin, chest-to-chest by parents. Design A descriptive survey was conducted. Methods Kangaroo Care Questionnaires (KCQs), developed for the study, were sent to nurse managers in all hospitals in the United States that were identified as providing neonatal intensive care services (N = 1,133), and were to be completed by the nurse most familiar with the practice of KC in that unit. A second KCQ was sent to nonrespondents. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data. Results A response rate of 59% (N = 537) was achieved. Over 82% of the respondents reported practicing KC in their neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Nurses were knowledgeable about KC. Major barriers to practicing KC for certain types of infants were infant safety concerns, as well as reluctance by nurses, physicians, and families to initiate or participate in KC. Many NICUs do not permit KC for certain types of infants (e.g., those on vasopressors or high-frequency ventilation). Over 60% of respondents agreed that low gestational age or weight were not contraindications. Respondents from NICUs in which KC is practiced were more positive in their perceptions than respondents from NICUs that do not practice KC. Clinical Implications The findings suggest that in order to overcome barriers to the practice of KC, nurses need educational offerings highlighting the knowledge and skills needed to provide KC safely and effectively. These educational offerings should also emphasize the value of KC to infants and parents. In addition, knowledgeable practitioners need to develop evidence-based policies and procedures that will lead to successful KC.
Illness, Crisis, & Loss | 2000
Arthur J. Engler; Judith N. Lasker
Existing interventions to assist mothers following newborn death are implemented once manifestations of distress are present. Preventive measures could be instituted if predictors of grief were defined. The objective of this study was to investigate the value of perceived support, relationship satisfaction, emotion-focused coping, problem-focused coping, and mixed coping in predicting maternal grief in the year after a newborn death. The sample consisted of seventy-five bereaved mothers. Measures used included the Perinatal Grief Scale, Short Version; the Ways of Coping Scale, Revised; the Personal Resources Questionnaire 85, Part II; the Relationship Satisfaction Questionnaire; and the Demographic Data Sheet. Perceived support and emotion-focused coping accounted for a significant proportion of variance in total grief (43 percent), demonstrating that these two variables together can predict maternal grief. Programs to help bereaved mothers mobilize perceived support and use different ways of coping could be beneficial following the death of a newborn.
American Journal of Critical Care | 2004
Arthur J. Engler; Regina M. Cusson; Renee T Brockett; Charlene Cannon-Heinrich; Michelle A Goldberg; Margaret Gorzkowski West; Wendy Petow
Journal of Nursing Education | 2007
Laura Cox Dzurec; Lynn Allchin; Arthur J. Engler
Journal of Nursing Education | 2009
Lynn Allchin; Laura Cox Dzurec; Arthur J. Engler
Journal of Professional Nursing | 2006
Laura Cox Dzurec; Lynn Allchin; Arthur J. Engler; John T Szarlan; E. Carol Polifroni; Thomas Brewer
MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing | 2002
Arthur J. Engler; Susan M. Ludington-Hoe; Regina M. Cusson; Rene Adams; Millie Bahnsen; Eileen Brumbaugh; Patricia Coates; Jane Grieb; Lisa McHargue; Deborah L. Ryan; Mary Settle; Denise Williams
Nurse Education Today | 2015
Eileen R. O'Shea; Suzanne Hetzel Campbell; Arthur J. Engler; Rachel Beauregard; Elizabeth Chamberlin; Leanne M. Currie
Archive | 2006
Arthur J. Engler; Lynn Allchin; Laura Cox Dzurec; John T Szarlan
Archive | 2006
Lynn Allchin; Arthur J. Engler; Laura Cox Dzurec