A Cross-Sectional Study on Nurse-Parent Partnership in the Pediatric Intensive Care Units

Aims and Objectives. Admission in the intensive care unit is highly stressful, for both the child and family. Tis study aimed to
identify the factors infuencing the nurse-parent partnership in the pediatric intensive care units. Methods. Te data were collected
from 71 ICU nurses through a web-based survey by the Pediatric Nurse-Parent Partnership (NPP) Scale, Wong and Law
Emotional Intelligence (EI) Scale, and patient-centered communication (PCC) profciency by Park and Oh’s. Descriptive and
inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Results. Te mean scores for NPP, EI, and PCC skills were 67.91 ± 9.62,
55.16 ± 5.77, and 33.38 ± 4.81, respectively. Tere was a positive correlation between NPP, EI (r � 0.71, p < 0.001), and PCC skills
(r � 0.59, p < 0.001). In hierarchical multiple regression analysis, EI (p < 0.01) and PCC skills (p � 0.05) were the two stronger
primary variables infuencing NPP than the general variables such as gender, children, and an additional qualifcation in pediatric
nursing with higher variance (59% vs 14%). Conclusion. Te fndings of the study supported that nurses’ EI and PCC skills as well
as additional qualifcation or training in pediatric nursing were the primary factors infuencing nurse-parent partnership in
intensive care settings. Tus, efective intervention programs focusing on these factors should be initiated to strengthen NP