Table 2. Nurses performance in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit based on favorable standard of developmental environment for the infant and family (n = 70).
| Standard 2: Appropriate developmental environment for each infant and family is provided | No answer | Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Most of the time | Always | Mean (SD) |
| I always perform care interaction in a calm environment with low light and sound | 2 (2.9) | 2 (2.9) | 7 (10.3) | 20 (29.4) | 21 (30.9) | 18 (26.5) | 2.85 (1.02) |
| During care, I pay attention to the sources of light, sound, scent and motions, and I eliminate the unnecessary ones | 1 (1.4) | 2 (2.9) | 3 (4.3) | 11 (15.9) | 30 (43.5) | 23 (33.3) | 3.02 (1.04) |
| I speak with a low voice and do not make noises during working | 1 (1.4) | 2 (2.9) | - | 8 (11.6) | 33 (47.8) | 26 (37.7) | 3.16 (0.98) |
| I immediately turn off the alarms and avoid unnecessary alarm noises | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.4) | 6 (8.7) | 24 (34.8) | 37 (53.6) | 3.42 (0.91) |
| I place the eye support in a way that does not block the infant’s vision | 7 (10) | 4 (6.3) | 1 (1.6) | 7 (11.1) | 25 (39.7) | 26 (41.3) | 3.07 (1.04) |
| I provide the sleep equipment for appropriate infant’s position | 3 (4.3) | 1 (1.5) | 2 (3) | 7 (10.4) | 34 (50.7) | 23 (34.3) | 3.11 (0.88) |
| I determine the vision style of the infant and prevent changes in infant’s vision | 6 (8.6) | 1(1.6) | 9 (14.1) | 12 (18.8) | 29 (45.3) | 13 (20.3) | 2.64 (1.05) |
| I provide a calm environment for the family taking care of the infant | 1 (1.4) | 2 (2.9) | 2 (2.9) | 10 (14.5) | 36 (52.2) | 19 (27.5) | 3.04 (0.93) |
| I encourage the family to make a home like environment for the infant’s sleep | 3 (4.3) | 1 (1.5) | 5 (7.5) | 15 (22.4) | 29 (43.3) | 17 (25.4) | 2.95 (0.88) |
| I place the infant in a sleep position in the bed to prevent unnecessary movement | 1 (1.4) | - | 5 (7.2) | 4 (5.8) | 38 (55.1) | 22 (31.9) | 3.23 (0.69) |
Values are expressed as Number (%)