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Try out PMC Labs and tell us what you think. Learn More. This study explored self-rated adherence to standard protocols on NG tube feeding among professional and auxiliary nurses and the perceived barriers impeding compliance to these standard protocols. Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney test and univariate ordered logistic regression tests proportional odds models were performed to determine the odds of higher self-ratings among professional and auxiliary nurses. Key barriers to adherence to standard protocols on NG tube feeding were: limited opportunities for in-service trainings and insufficiency of NG tube feeding protocols on the wards.

We do acknowledge that not all maternity units fit these definitions exactly, for example some Scottish community maternity units; we have tried to accommodate this in our survey set up and will take this into account in our analysis. If you find that you are unable to adequately describe the arrangements at your unit, please contact us as soon as possible via nmpa rcog. In midwifery units , midwives take the primary professional responsibility for labour care. This is sometimes described as midwife-led care. Midwifery units offer care to women with straighforward pregnancies.