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Improving Breastfeeding Rates in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Through Registered Nurse Education
Get PDFBackground: Infant nutrition through breastfeeding is essential for all infants because of the many benefits, like immune support and promotion of growth and development. Breast milk is especially important for infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) because of the decreased incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis, retinopathy of prematurity, and sepsis. Breastfeeding also enhances the maternal and infant bond.
Problem: Approximately 10% of infants born in the U.S. are admitted to the NICU, and breastfeeding rates continue to be lower for premature infants.
Methods: Most recent evidence identified from the review of literature supported the implementation of an educational intervention on breastfeeding for registered nurses (RNs) to increase breastfeeding rates in the NICU. An evidence-based quality improvement (QI) project was implemented to educate NICU RNs about breastfeeding and post-educational breastfeeding rates were measured and compared to baseline.
Intervention: An online module containing evidence-based breastfeeding education was implemented for all NICU RNs to complete. Post-intervention data were collected on infant feeding on day of discharge, as well as the mothers intention to breastfeed at home, what was most helpful in establishing mothers breastfeeding journey, and lactation consultant involvement.
Results: Any breastfeeding rates (partial/exclusive) at discharge to home increased from the baseline (75%, n = 15) and the implementation group (90.5%, n = 19).
Conclusion: An educational intervention on breastfeeding for NICU RNs increased breastfeeding rates in the NICU
Occupational Therapy Students’ and Graduates’ Perspectives of Traditional and Nontraditional Level I Fieldwork Experiences
Get PDFAmong occupational therapy students and recently graduated practitioners, what are the perceptions of Level I fieldwork in understanding the role of an occupational therapist, application to didactic coursework, and impact on overall skills?
Quantitative findings suggest that students and graduates perceived traditional Level I FW settings to be the most effective for understanding the role of an OT, application to didactic coursework, and impact on overall skills in comparison to respondents who experienced non-traditional Level I fieldwork settings. Qualitative data supports this finding as the most common theme reported was participants\u27 desire to work alongside an OT during fieldwork, as required in traditional fieldwork settings. Additionally, participants found FW to be most effective when given the opportunity to be hands-on with clients.These findings can help inform OT to meet ACOTE standards. Future research should focus on investigating FW educator and coordinator perspectives on traditional and nontraditional FW and compare the difference in perspectives between students and educators. This will help determine if there is a disconnect or misunderstanding between stakeholder groups in OT FW education
A Quest in Reverse
Get PDFMy parents, when I had reached the age of five, gave me a gold coin. I wrapped my pudgy hand around it and marveled at how the light danced across the reflective surface. It was cool to the touch
A Quiet Remembering
Get PDFWatching the sky in sloped-back chairs, Your presence next to mine When you already knew I needed you
Locust Point
Get PDFThe water runs cool in the valley At that place Where the stream Passes the old stone wall
Murray Library November 2023 Newsletter
Get PDFWhat\u27s new at the library? News and information about Murray Library at Messiah University written by its staff
When It Was Over
Get PDFWhen the leaves on the streets turned crimson
When the air morphed into a chilly breeze
When the sound of the last school bell rang
And you burst out the gates with your friends
Conquered Into Canvas
Get PDFInspired by Frederic Edwin Church’s painting, Syria by the Sea, 1874.
The greedy garden devours the landscape, and moss itches up the lone pillar still erect, having forgotten the climax of its rich civilization that persists solely as light scattered on crumbled stone...