Nicu Recruitment Process

According to Allbutt and Masters (2010), even the most experienced researchers find difficulty in recruiting adults in a research project. In view of this, Steinke (2004) contended previously that an essential issue in the recruitment process is to develop a mutual trust between the researcher and the participants. Since the researcher is a registered nurse in the NICU team in the hospital where the study will be conducted, a direct trust can be fostered and potential involvement of registered nurses was considered high. Nevertheless, determining recruitment and response rate is influenced by the presence of a network of key individuals who will aid in preparing the participants about the research and support the recruitment process (King and