Fpx Nur S6030 Assessment 3-3 1intervention Plan Design

1Intervention Plan DesignClaudia AlvarezCapella UniversityNURS FPX6030: MSN Practicum & CapstoneDr. Diana Shaw HoopingarnerMarch, 20232Intervention Plan DesignDespite the parental presence constituting only 5% of the time in hospitalized infants, lessthan a third of parents visit the NICU for six or more consecutive days per week (Weber &Harrison, 2019). Neonates hospitalized at level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) havepoor health outcomes and higher mortality rates if there is decreased parent-infant bonding andfewer caregiving activities. Parental involvement and satisfaction are also low when the parentsare not oriented to NICU practice and setting and are motivated by healthcare professionals toparticipate in caregiving activities for their infant (Sivanandan et al., 2021). Therefore, theNeonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Children's Hospital of UPMC needs to increase thepractice of family-centered care (FCC), enhance parental involvement, and, most importantly,improve the health outcomes of hospitalized neonates. An effective quality improvement (QI)program to increase family-centered care (FCC) strategies and parental involvement weredeveloped to improve neonatal health outcomes and satisfaction. The intervention plan and QIinitiative include implementing a parental orientation program with family education andtraining and expanding visitation hours with kangaroo care (KC) sessions .The components of an intervention plan can be identified from the four comprehensiverequirements of a