Abstract
Breastfeeding is the method of infant feeding recommended by many professional medical and nursing organizations. Despite these recommendations, we are not meeting our national breastfeeding goals. Recommending exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and continued breastfeeding for at least the first year is recognized as a national health priority. A key contributing factor leading to low breastfeeding rates is the lack of adequate breastfeeding training in nursing education. Nursing graduates entering the workforce are not prepared to support breastfeeding mothers due to ineffective breastfeeding education. This may result in major obstacles to achieving national breastfeeding goals. The purpose of this pilot study was to describe the effects of an evidence-based breastfeeding education program on the breastfeeding knowledge, level of confidence, and role modeling of undergraduate nursing students.
Sigma Membership
Alpha Zeta, Mu Upsilon
Lead Author Affiliation
Borough of Manhattan Community College, The City University of New York, New York, New York, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document, Video Recording
Study Design/Type
Quasi-Experimental Study, Other
Research Approach
Pilot/Exploratory Study
Keywords:
Student Nurses, Breastfeeding Education, Nursing Education, Breastfeeding
Recommended Citation
Press, Estelle, "An educational approach to improve student nurses' breastfeeding knowledge, level of confidence, and role modeling" (2024). Group: King International Nursing Group. 1.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/group_king/2021/presentations/1
Conference Name
Contemporary Applications of Imogene King's Work and Related Theories Conference
Conference Host
KING International Nursing Group
Conference Location
Virtual Event
Conference Year
2021
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An educational approach to improve student nurses' breastfeeding knowledge, level of confidence, and role modeling
Virtual Event
Breastfeeding is the method of infant feeding recommended by many professional medical and nursing organizations. Despite these recommendations, we are not meeting our national breastfeeding goals. Recommending exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and continued breastfeeding for at least the first year is recognized as a national health priority. A key contributing factor leading to low breastfeeding rates is the lack of adequate breastfeeding training in nursing education. Nursing graduates entering the workforce are not prepared to support breastfeeding mothers due to ineffective breastfeeding education. This may result in major obstacles to achieving national breastfeeding goals. The purpose of this pilot study was to describe the effects of an evidence-based breastfeeding education program on the breastfeeding knowledge, level of confidence, and role modeling of undergraduate nursing students.