Color Does Matter: Nursing Assessment of Varying Skin Tones/Pigmentation.
Journal
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses
ISSN: 1536-0911
Titre abrégé: Adv Neonatal Care
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101125644
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Dec 2023
01 Dec 2023
Historique:
medline:
4
12
2023
pubmed:
11
10
2023
entrez:
11
10
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The observation of color is an integral part of the nursing assessment. However, the current understanding of individual skin qualities and pigmentation has not yet been integrated thoroughly into foundational assessment courses, clinical education, simulation, and textbooks. Literature is scarce regarding racial groups, skin color, and physical assessment for patients across the lifespan, but even more so for the neonatal population. Historically, many nursing textbooks did not provide visual pictures or observational assessment strategies for the assessment of the Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) population. This is improving in some nursing textbooks; however, the descriptors of and visual differences and anticipated assessment findings for the BIPOC population are not comprehensive. Evidence-based assessment findings, which may occur in newborns with varying skin tones/pigmentations, are presented. The most essential step to having an accurate assessment is acknowledging the importance of color awareness. Color blindness, while thought to support inclusivity, only contributes to exclusion of one of the most important components of a person's being-their color.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The observation of color is an integral part of the nursing assessment. However, the current understanding of individual skin qualities and pigmentation has not yet been integrated thoroughly into foundational assessment courses, clinical education, simulation, and textbooks.
EVIDENCE ACQUISITION
METHODS
Literature is scarce regarding racial groups, skin color, and physical assessment for patients across the lifespan, but even more so for the neonatal population. Historically, many nursing textbooks did not provide visual pictures or observational assessment strategies for the assessment of the Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) population. This is improving in some nursing textbooks; however, the descriptors of and visual differences and anticipated assessment findings for the BIPOC population are not comprehensive.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Evidence-based assessment findings, which may occur in newborns with varying skin tones/pigmentations, are presented.
IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE AND RESEARCH
CONCLUSIONS
The most essential step to having an accurate assessment is acknowledging the importance of color awareness. Color blindness, while thought to support inclusivity, only contributes to exclusion of one of the most important components of a person's being-their color.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37820356
doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000001101
pii: 00149525-990000000-00089
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
525-531Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 by The National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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