Effect of nursing authorization program on readiness for hospital discharge in mothers of premature infants

Objective To investigate the effect of nursing authorization program on readiness for hospital discharge in mothers of premature infants. Methods Totally 54 mothers of premature infants from March 2014 to February 2015 were selected as the control group, and 54 cases from March 2015 to March 2016 were set as the study group.The control group was given routine nursing, and the research group was given nursing authorization program on the basis of thecontrol group. The scoresof Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale (RHDS) scores, Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF) and Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) were observed between 2 groups. Results The total score of RHDS, PSI-SF and SCL-90 of the control group of mothers of premature infants were 80.34±7.13, 93.36±8.92, 137.45±12.35, the study group were 91.22±7.34, 81.13±8.56, 114.67±12.28, there was significant difference between 2 groups (t=7.813, 7.270, 9.612, P<0.05). Conclusions The nursing authorization program can improve the readiness for hospital discharge. Key words: Nursing authorization; Premature infant; Mother; Readiness for hospital discharge; Role adaptation