A psychologist-led educational intervention results in a sustained reduction in neonatal intensive care unit infections

• Main Authors: Hans Van, Rostenberghe, Jacki, Short, Ramli, Noraida, Tan, Beng Geok, Subramaniam, Sivasangari, Che Yaakob, Che Anuar, Othman, Azizah, Ibrahim, Nor Rosidah, Ho, Jacqueline, Mohamed, Zeehaida, Hasan, Habsah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media 2014
• Subjects: RG Gynecology and obstetrics
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/38177/1/A_psychologist-led_educational_intervention_results_in_a.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/38177/; https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2014.00115
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

Even though in the corporateworld psychological science has been widely used, the formal use of evidence-based psychology in important areas of clinical medicine has been scanty at best. It was the aim of this study to determine the efficacy of a psychologist-led 2-week nurse educator training on the infection rate in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Materials and methods: In 2007, six senior neonatal nurses underwent a training course focusing on the retrieval of evidence and knowledge of psychological principles that would allow them to share the evidence in such a way that evidence is effectively brought into practice.The course was led by a psychologist.The nurses created and delivered their own teaching modules, all focused on infection control. The rates of bacteremia, 2 years prior to intervention were analyzed and compared with the rate following the intervention for 3 years.