Abstract

Preparing nursing students to perform postpartum assessments can be challenging. Students may be anxious in attempting to overcome cultural taboos against examining breasts and female genitalia. This poster compares and contrasts two different experiences of nursing students: The first in a Lebanese setting and the second in a Texan context.

Author Details

Christine W. Abbyad, PhD, RN, WHNP; Patricia Hamilton-Solum, PhD, RN, IBCLC -- Division of Family, Public Health and Nursing Administration, University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Austin, Texas, USA

Sigma Membership

Epsilon

Lead Author Affiliation

The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Postpartum Assessment, Scenarios, Simulation

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

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Cross cultural experiences: Facilitating nursing students' use of postpartum scenarios in Lebanon and Texas

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Preparing nursing students to perform postpartum assessments can be challenging. Students may be anxious in attempting to overcome cultural taboos against examining breasts and female genitalia. This poster compares and contrasts two different experiences of nursing students: The first in a Lebanese setting and the second in a Texan context.