The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing
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Meeting mothers' personal breast-feeding goals depends on a number of factors, including the timely resolution of any problems she encounters. Nurses are often the first providers who interact with the mother during the perinatal period and are positioned to guide mothers through the prevention and solving of breast-feeding problems. Although many problems may be "common," failure to remedy conditions that cause pain, frustration, and anxiety can lead to premature weaning and avoidance of breast-feeding subsequent children. This article describes strategies and interventions to alleviate common problems that breast-feeding mothers frequently encounter.
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J Perinat Neonatal Nurs · Oct 2008
Comparative StudyEffectiveness of 2 methods to teach and evaluate new content to neonatal transport personnel using high-fidelity simulation.
Neonatal transport team members undergo initial and periodic training to ensure knowledge and performance competencies. Given that various methods can be employed in this effort, it is important to evaluate how well new knowledge is learned and applied by transport team members and assess learner satisfaction. Self-paced modular learning and expert-modeled learning using high-fidelity simulations (HFSs) are 2 teaching/learning/evaluation tools for content application for team members. ⋯ Behavioral performance was assessed using the Behavioral Assessment Tool. The Technical Evaluation Tool showed that expert-modeled learning using HFS as a teaching/ learning/evaluation tool for application of content was effective as self-paced modular learning. Experienced participants appear to be satisfied with the use of HFS scenarios.