Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP, FAAN, associate vice president for health promotion, university chief wellness officer, and dean of the College of Nursing is featured in this month's National Institute of Nursing Research "Because of Nursing Research" for her program to help parents of premature infants. Melnyk and her associates designed a program called Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment (COPE) that helps parents gain the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to improve their caregiving abilities and alleviate stress as they care for their premature babies.
As stated in the article, Melnyk explains, "The COPE program helps parents feel more confident with their special babies and interact more appropriately with them to facilitate their development. This translates to less stress, less depression, better parenting and healthier children."
More information is available at: http://www.ninr.nih.gov/NewsAndInformation/BecauseofNursingResearch_COPE.
