Prelicensure Nursing Students' Attitudes Regarding Breastfeeding Education
Stephanie D Uhr1, Teresa S Johnson, Murad H Taani
1About the Authors Stephanie D. Uhr, PhD, RN, IBCLC, an assistant professor at Northern Illinois University School of Nursing, DeKalb, Illinois, was a doctoral student when this project was developed and implemented. Teresa S. Johnson, PhD, RN, is a professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Nursing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Murad H. Taani, PhD, MPH, RN, is an assistant professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. For more information, contact Dr. Uhr at suhr@niu.edu or stephrnibclc@gmail.com .
Abstract:
Breast milk feeding is vital to the health outcomes of the breastfeeding dyad. Nurses have a significant role to promote, educate, and support breastfeeding practices for breastfeeding dyads in diverse settings. Nurses should also promote breastfeeding awareness to normalize breastfeeding as the optimal food for infants. This pilot study investigated the effects of a basic breastfeeding educational module on the breastfeeding attitudes of prelicensure nursing students. There was a statistically significant change in attitudes from pretest and posttest. Developing a comprehensive breastfeeding module is a significant step to standardize education and promote breastfeeding best practices.
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