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Item Increasing Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates Through Nursing Education and the Implementation of a Checklist(2021) Farrell, Kristen; Freda, Kaynabess; Barnes, Annette; Brouse, June; Nursing; Doctor of Nursing PracticeExclusively breastfeeding a newborn by providing no other form of nutrition other than breastmilk has been shown to provide a substantial number of benefits to both mom and baby. In the hospital setting, exclusively breastfeeding mothers are assisted by nurses to continue breastfeeding properly and feed their babies adequately. When using the theory of planned behavior, it is identified that patients may ask for formula when their attitude towards breastfeeding is not representative of the importance of exclusively breastfeeding when possible. Research shows that more education improves a nurse’s knowledge and confidence in assisting patients and prevents unnecessary formula supplementation. The purpose of this project was to provide additional breastfeeding education to nurses and implement a breastfeeding checklist in order to help them better assist patients with breastfeeding and ensure every step has been taken to assist the patient. In doing so, the project aimed to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates upon discharge. Before implementation, the exclusive breastfeeding rate upon discharge was 63%, and three months of data following implementation showed rates of 67%, 69%, and 54%. While a marginal initial increase was seen, the exclusive breastfeeding rates did not continue to remain elevated. Many factors influenced exclusive breastfeeding rates, and the checklists were not completed for all patients as intended. Further study is necessary to understand the effect of a breastfeeding checklist, but initial increases in breastfeeding rates indicate that education and awareness for nurses to assist patient with breastfeeding can provide an increase in exclusive breastfeeding rates.Item The relationship of smoking attitudes to the smoking behaviors of first and second year nursing students in a rural nursing program(1998) Campbell, William Thomas; NursingThe purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the smoking attitudes/beliefs and professional role attitudes of nursing students and the smoking behaviors and year of formal nursing education in the program. The findings may assist in understanding relationships between smoking and nursing education. The review of literature indicates that while nurses can make a difference with minimal effort, smoking nurses are poor role models and provide little education about smoking to clients. Cessation education is especially important to rural family nursing since this brief teachable moment may be a rare opportunity. This study was a cross sectional descriptive survey using a demographic tool and two questionnaires. The Smoking Attitude Questionnaire (Reeve, Adams, & Kouzekanani,1996) measures attitudes towards Smoking related to the nurse’s counseling clients to stop smoking and as related to role modeling positive health. The Smoking and Women Questionnaire (Gulick & Escobar- Florez,1995) measures behaviors/attitudes supportive of smoking cessation. The study used a convenience sample of first and second year nursing students in a two year community college nursing program. Data analysis of six hypotheses involving variables of smoking behavior, year, SAQ score, SWQ score, age, recent changes, and other smokers in the household found no significance. A seventh hypothesis, that the SWQ score was inversely related to smoking behavior, was found to be significant r=.370, p<0.1). Findings from further analysis of the type of change (quit/decrease, no change, increase/start) in smoking behavior compared to the presence of another smoker in the household were significant (x2=7.207, df=2, p=.207). The presence of another smoker in the household had a significant association with the student’s smoking behavior (x2=5.949, df=1, p=0.015). Based on the findings of this further analysis, the type of change in smoking behavior and the student's smoking behavior were significant with the presence of another smoker in the household. These findings lend support for Bandura’s Social Learning Theory and reciprocal determinism which were used as the theoretical framework of this study.