'All for the well-being of the infant': nurses' perceptions of preterm infants' eye examinations: a phenomenographic study

• Main Authors: Martina Carlsen Misic (Author), Emma Olsson (Author), Randi Dovland Andersen (Author), Agneta Anderzén-Carlsson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Preterm infants are at risk of complications due to their prematurity and Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is one of them. To discover and treat ROP the preterm infants regularly undergo eye examinations. Nurses are responsible for the infants' care during this painful and s...