The 2018 Kangaroo Challenge Survey

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* 2. Tell us about your unit.

City:

Province/State:

Country:

Unit Designation ( 2, 3, 4)

Bed capacity

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* 3. Please indicate a contact person and email address.

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* 4. How many HOURS/BABY/DAY did your unit achieve during your Kangaroo-a-thon?
(Calculate: sum of time held each day for ALL eligible infants divided by eligible census divided by the number of days in your event)

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* 5. If you took this opportunity to throw down the Kangaroo Challenge to 3 other units, please tell us who they are.

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* 6. **What impact did the Kangaroo Challenge have on the practice of kangaroo care in your unit?**

We were able to breakdown staff resistance to KC

Bedside Staff expressed feeling they had more support to provide KC

Staff expressed they learned new information about KC

Staff felt more positive about incorporating KC into their practice

Physicians became more aware of the positive impact of KC

Physicians became more supportive of KC

Physicians began to promote the use of KC as a therapeutic intervention

All staff (RNs, RRTs, MDs, NPs) increased support for families to KC

Our families expressed feeling supported providing KC

Our families became empowered to seek opportunities for KC

Our unit became more aware that many of our infants were not being held and are initiating steps to remedy this

Our management team has become more aware of the importance of KC for hospitalized infants

The hospital administration was interested in our event

Hospital administrators have committed to supporting efforts allowing for increased KC in our unit

Comments or other changes you observed:

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* 7. We chose to participate in the Kangaroo Challenge because ...

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* 8. If you participated in the Kangaroo Challenge in a previous year, have you been able to sustain the changes you made during that kangaroo-a-thon? Why or why not?

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* 9. What significant barrier did you address during the challenge and what improvements were you able to implement to overcome it? (even if it is just the beginning of change)

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* 10. Please share some highlights from your kangaroo-a-thon that made your event special, rewarding or particularly memorable for:

Staff:

Families:

Feedback from staff and/or families

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* 11. This year we chose mental health as a focus for the Challenge. If you used this theme, describe how you incorporated it into your event? If you chose another focus, what it was and how you incorporated it?

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* 12. Who were your main Champions that helped promote kangaroo care during the challenge?

Nursing Staff

Medical Staff

Respiratory Therapist

Infants' Parents, Relatives ( example: grandparents)

Peer Parents

Child Life Specialists or other Allied Health

Lactation Consultant, Other Allied Health

Other (please specify)

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* 13. How did the Champions you identified in question #12 facilitate or influence change in your unit?

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* 14. Although the emphasis of the Kangaroo Challenge is on improving the implementation and execution of Kangaroo Care in the NICU, all units struggle with those babies whose parents are unable to be involved. If you have observed this as a barrier and have implemented volunteer cuddlers in your unit, how many hours were babies cuddled by volunteers?

The 2018 Kangaroo Challenge

Sharing Your Story:

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* 1. What is the name of your unit?

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* 2. Tell us about your unit.

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* 3. Please indicate a contact person and email address.

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* 4. How many HOURS/BABY/DAY did your unit achieve during your Kangaroo-a-thon?
(Calculate: sum of time held each day for ALL eligible infants divided by eligible census divided by the number of days in your event)

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* 5. If you took this opportunity to throw down the Kangaroo Challenge to 3 other units, please tell us who they are.

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* 6. **What impact did the Kangaroo Challenge have on the practice of kangaroo care in your unit?**

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* 7. We chose to participate in the Kangaroo Challenge because ...

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* 8. If you participated in the Kangaroo Challenge in a previous year, have you been able to sustain the changes you made during that kangaroo-a-thon? Why or why not?

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* 9. What significant barrier did you address during the challenge and what improvements were you able to implement to overcome it? (even if it is just the beginning of change)

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* 10. Please share some highlights from your kangaroo-a-thon that made your event special, rewarding or particularly memorable for:

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* 11. This year we chose mental health as a focus for the Challenge. If you used this theme, describe how you incorporated it into your event? If you chose another focus, what it was and how you incorporated it?

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* 12. Who were your main Champions that helped promote kangaroo care during the challenge?

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* 13. How did the Champions you identified in question #12 facilitate or influence change in your unit?

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* 1. What is the name of your unit?

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* 2. Tell us about your unit.

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* 3. Please indicate a contact person and email address.

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* 4. How many HOURS/BABY/DAY did your unit achieve during your Kangaroo-a-thon?(Calculate: sum of time held each day for ALL eligible infants divided by eligible census divided by the number of days in your event)

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* 5. If you took this opportunity to throw down the Kangaroo Challenge to 3 other units, please tell us who they are.

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* 6. What impact did the Kangaroo Challenge have on the practice of kangaroo care in your unit?

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* 7. We chose to participate in the Kangaroo Challenge because ...

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* 8. If you participated in the Kangaroo Challenge in a previous year, have you been able to sustain the changes you made during that kangaroo-a-thon? Why or why not?

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* 9. What significant barrier did you address during the challenge and what improvements were you able to implement to overcome it? (even if it is just the beginning of change)

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* 10. Please share some highlights from your kangaroo-a-thon that made your event special, rewarding or particularly memorable for:

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* 11. This year we chose mental health as a focus for the Challenge. If you used this theme, describe how you incorporated it into your event? If you chose another focus, what it was and how you incorporated it?

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* 12. Who were your main Champions that helped promote kangaroo care during the challenge?

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* 13. How did the Champions you identified in question #12 facilitate or influence change in your unit?

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* 4. How many HOURS/BABY/DAY did your unit achieve during your Kangaroo-a-thon?
(Calculate: sum of time held each day for ALL eligible infants divided by eligible census divided by the number of days in your event)

* 6. **What impact did the Kangaroo Challenge have on the practice of kangaroo care in your unit?**