Color Does Matter: Nursing Assessment of Varying Skin Tones/Pigmentation.

IF 1.6 4区医学 Q2 NURSING

Advances in Neonatal Care Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Epub Date: 2023-10-11 DOI:10.1097/ANC.0000000000001101

Brigit M Carter, Desi Newberry, Christina Leonard

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Abstract

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: 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: Evidence-based assessment findings, which may occur in newborns with varying skin tones/pigmentations, are presented.

Implications for practice and research: 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.

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颜色很重要：不同肤色/色素沉着的护理评估。

背景：观察颜色是护理评估的一个组成部分。然而，目前对个人皮肤质量和色素沉着的理解尚未完全融入基础评估课程、临床教育、模拟和教科书中。证据获取：关于种族群体、肤色和患者整个生命周期的身体评估的文献很少，但对于新生儿群体更是如此。历史上，许多护理教科书没有提供视觉图片或观察评估策略来评估黑人、原住民和有色人种（BIPOC）人群。这在一些护理教材中有所改进；然而，BIPOC人群的描述、视觉差异和预期评估结果并不全面。结果：提供了基于证据的评估结果，这些结果可能发生在不同肤色/色素沉着的新生儿身上。对实践和研究的启示：准确评估最重要的一步是承认颜色意识的重要性。色盲虽然被认为支持包容性，但只会导致一个人最重要的组成部分之一被排斥在外，那就是他们的颜色。

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Advances in Neonatal Care NURSING-

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2.60

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101

期刊介绍： Advances in Neonatal Care takes a unique and dynamic approach to the original research and clinical practice articles it publishes. Addressing the practice challenges faced every day—caring for the 40,000-plus low-birth-weight infants in Level II and Level III NICUs each year—the journal promotes evidence-based care and improved outcomes for the tiniest patients and their families. Peer-reviewed editorial includes unique and detailed visual and teaching aids, such as Family Teaching Toolbox, Research to Practice, Cultivating Clinical Expertise, and Online Features. Each issue offers Continuing Education (CE) articles in both print and online formats.