The integration of the use of human milk and breastfeeding in baccalaureate nursing curricula

There is currently a lack of comprehensive breastfeeding content in nursing curricula across the United States. Breastfeeding is critical to maternal and child health and decreases morbidity and mortality. If bedside nurses are to fulfill the role of patient educator, they, too, must be educated for...

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Published inNursing outlook Vol. 55; no. 5; pp. 257 - 263
Main Authors Spatz, Diane L., Pugh, Linda C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Mosby, Inc 01.09.2007
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects
Breast Feeding - statistics & numerical data
Breastfeeding & lactation
Child Nutrition Sciences - education
Clinical Competence - standards
Community Health Nursing - education
Curriculum - standards
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - organization & administration
Female
Graduate studies
Guidelines as Topic
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Integration
Leadership
Maternal-Child Nursing - education
Milk
Milk, Human
Nurse Clinicians - education
Nurse Clinicians - organization & administration
Nurse's Role
Nursing
Patient Education as Topic
Pediatric Nursing - education
Perioperative Nursing - education
Pharmacology - education
Psychiatric Nursing - education
United States
United States
United States > US
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Summary:There is currently a lack of comprehensive breastfeeding content in nursing curricula across the United States. Breastfeeding is critical to maternal and child health and decreases morbidity and mortality. If bedside nurses are to fulfill the role of patient educator, they, too, must be educated formally about all aspects of breastfeeding and benefits of human milk. The gap must be bridged between the comprehensive research that exists regarding human milk and the knowledge that nurses possess. The authors outline ways in which incorporating breastfeeding content into nursing curricula can improve the knowledge base of the bedside nurse. This, in turn, will allow lactation specialists to have more time to consult with more complex patient cases.
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ISSN:0029-6554
1528-3968
DOI:10.1016/j.outlook.2007.07.003