Auditing Nursing cares Regarding Neonate of diabetic mother

Nursing cares regarding Neonate of diabetic mother, is a key factor in increasing of chance of life of this neonates. In this field nurses have many challenges. The aim of this study was “to investigate nursing care conformity rate with existing standards, regarding neonate of diabetic mother in maternity, operation room, neonatal and neonatal intensive care”. In this descriptive study (Auditing), 400 nursing care regarding to neonate of diabetic mother were observed in 2014. Research society and research samples included nursing cares regards neonate of diabetic mother that were in operation room, maternity, neonatal and neonatal intensive care units at Babol university of medical sciences selected hospitals, research samples were collected by 1 observer in day, night and evening shifts. Data collected using 3 checklists included standard cares regarding to neonate of diabetic mother, which was developed according to reviewing literatures and existing standards. Content validity and inter rater coefficient reliability (ICC=0.95 in neonatal, NICU and operation room wards, in maternity ICC=0.98) were calculated for checklists. Data collection method was observation and recording items of checklists. Sampling was in two Event sampling and time sampling which last 4 months. Data were considered by descriptive methods. conformity rate of nursing cares regarding to neonate of diabetic mother in Neonatal and NICU wards of selected hospitals 85.1%, maternity 79% and operation room 62.6% were evaluated. Nursing cares regarding neonate of diabetic mother in operation room and maternity are far from standards, which can attribute to lack of familiarity of health providers with standards nursing cares and lack of training.