Psychometric Validation of the Family Nurse Caring Belief Scale in a Neonatal Nursing Population

Parent and staff perceptions of parental needs during a child's hospital admission to a paediatric high‐dependency unit: A New Zealand study

“…27,40 Similarly, in Jordan, parents within a critical care or oncology area reported mixed satisfaction scores for information, 35,41 and parents in an Australian general or neonatal area reported a higher perception than staff of FCC delivery. 42,43 In line with needs being met, significant differences (P < 0.05) were reported for 49 needs in Sweden, 25 44 needs in Australia 28 and 42 needs in England 26 when more staff than parents perceived that parents needed assistance, whereas in Iceland and New Zealand, more parents than staff perceived help was needed for 27 needs. 27,40 The difference in perceptions of needs being met or needed appeared to be influenced by the level of perceived importance of the need and the individual demographic variables.…”

Factors That Influence NICU Health Care Professionals' Decision Making to Implement Family-Centered Care

“…Consider sharing specific examples to describe your experiences . The FNCBS is a 27-item questionnaire utilizing a 5-point Likert scale that was developed to empirically measure and descriptively analyze nurses' beliefs and attitudes about caring for the families of their pediatric patients 8,25. The scale was pilot tested in a pediatric intensive care unit and demonstrated sound psychometric properties with Cronbach α estimated at 0.81, which indicated the instrument for further use with the child-rearing population of families 8.…”

“…The scale was pilot tested in a pediatric intensive care unit and demonstrated sound psychometric properties with Cronbach α estimated at 0.81, which indicated the instrument for further use with the child-rearing population of families 8. The FNCBS is used to quantify strength of beliefs in the answering of this question while open-ended prompts shed light on the qualitative beliefs of NICU healthcare team on FCC 25. Summative scores on the FNCBS scale can range from 27, representing least family-sensitive beliefs, to 135, representing strong family-sensitive beliefs.…”

Health Care Professionals Beliefs and Perceptions on Family-centered Care in the NICU

“…The survey comprised of 10 items from the Perceived Stress Scale, 10 items related to symptoms of burnout, a subscale of the Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) scale and 27 items of the Family Nurse Caring Belief Scale (FNCBS). 7 There were 6 items related to demographic characteristics, and 2 items regarding rationing care. Hospital IRB approval was obtained.…”