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An innovative approach to teaching maternal/infant care in Jordan
1University of Sydney, Faculty of Nursing, Lidcombe, Australia.
Cultural and religious beliefs in Jordan do not allow male nursing students to practice in the female patients' wards, especially in maternity units. Yet a maternal and infant care nursing course is a required component of Jordan's four-year undergraduate nursing curriculum. Below, how a maternal/infant care course specific for male nursing students with the aim of teaching related but culturally appropriate nursing skills was developed.
Cultural and religious beliefs in Jordan do not allow male nursing students to practice in the female patients' wards, especially in maternity units. Yet a maternal and infant care nursing course is a required component of Jordan's four-year undergraduate nursing curriculum. Below, how a maternal/infant care course specific for male nursing students with the aim of teaching related but culturally appropriate nursing skills was developed.