A Research Study On Healthcare Providers ' Perceptions Of Breastfeeding Peer Counselors

The aim of this research assignment is to demonstrate the ability to critically appraise two pieces of research evidence which relates to midwifery and use the evidence to make recommendations for change to improve the quality of care.

Thomas, E., & Magilvy, J. (2011). Qualitive Rigor or Research Validity in Qualitative Research. Journal of Specialists in Pediatric Nursing , 151 - 155.

Nursing theory is the backbone of nursing. It is very important in the application of evidence-based practice (EBP). The functions of a theory are to narrow and provide specific information for the analysis of initially confusing behaviors, situations, and events (Fawcett & Madeya 2013). Moreover, nursing theory helps to improve not only the quality of care that we are providing to our patients but, they also help us make better clinical decisions. As a matter of fact, nursing theory gives the nurse a framework for organizing and analyzing information as well as a base for identifying with their patients throughout the nurse-patient relationship (Schick, 2015). I am very much interested in all the theories. The one that I relate to the most is Hildegard Peplau’s theory. It is a middle range theory that focuses on interpersonal relations. This theory teaches us about how to interact with our patients so that they feel more in control of their treatment. In this paper, I will be talking about the importance of nursing, the summary of Peplau's theory, and how as future nurse practitioners, we can apply it.

Obeidat, Bond, and Callister (2009) conducted a level I systematic review and meta-synthesis to better understand the challenges parents of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) face. Thorough research was done using Science Direct, MEDLINE, Blackwell Synergy, CINAHL, Highwire Stanford, Ebscohost, Hinari and Ovid databases. The search terms used were: “parents and NICU,” “mothering experience and qualitative studies,” “preterm infants and NICU,” “mothering preterm infants,” “mothers’ experience and NICU” and “mothers’ stories and preterm infants.” At the conclusion of the search, sixty articles of interest were located, but only fourteen met the inclusion criteria. In order to be eligible for inclusion into this study, articles had to be of a qualitative nature, studying parental experience in the NICU. Specific reasons for exclusion to the study were not identified (Obeidat et al., 2009).

Was China's one-child policy all that bad? Ask yourself this, what was China’s one child policy? The one-child policy was put in place to stop the Chinese Han, an ethnic group, from a population overload! Without the one-child policy, China’s overpopulation was causing supply shortages, unemployment, damage to economy and pollution. This policy also had some exceptions to the rules.

One phase of the Evidence-Based Nursing is the critical reading. The critical reading of sa nursing research literature is an indispensable tool that any professional who wants to base their practice on evidence should be handled with fluency. Qualitative research is sometimes surrounded by certain misconceptions, as thinking that it is not scientific or objective, that is subjective and it is less important than quantitative research. It is important to clarify that work primarily by assessing the importance of the research studie, and conducting a detailed analysis of the research in order to prove if the research is or not reliable. It is important to respect as much as possible the original text in the description of the diferents

impact of BFHI breast feeding intervention on the infant ,and assessed mothers' knowledge and attitude about breast

The phrase “nurses eat their young” has been heard and said in all healthcare settings, and unfortunately, it tends to be true. Seasoned nurses forget what it was like to be a baby RN, with so many questions and so little experience. “Research shows that 60%

In Nursing, one must provide the best patient care possible. Using evidence-based care when practicing is one way to ensure that a patient is receiving the best care. Research is often performed to find up to date evidence based care techniques in different articles. Processes have been developed to nurture the knowledge and guide nurses with research reviews, such as the PICO model. The first step to any type of research, is to develop a focused clinical question or hypothesis to reflect on throughout the evaluation of the information. This will help organize the research to provide better analysis and utilization of the PICO model. PICO stands for population, intervention, comparison, and outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the use of the PICO model in the article, A Systematic Review of the Interventions for Nipple Trauma in Breastfeeding Mothers.

Critical appraisal is the process of critical and systematical assessment of the outcome of a scientific research to judge its trustworthiness, dependability, confirmability, value and relevance in a particular context. Qualitative research is a methodical subjective approach used to explain lived experience, report the significance and nursing implications for Evidence-based Practice (EBP) Grove, Gray and Burns (2015). This writing will focus on identifying the components of a qualitative research process and attempt to determining the strength and weakness. It will also evaluate trustworthiness, credibility, meaningfulness of the research article “Impact of certification on certified perioperative nurses; A qualitative descriptive survey” (Schroeter, Byrne, Klink, Beier and McAndrew, 2012, p.35).

Currently, S.A practices at level IV in the Neonatal Intense Care Unit (NICU), INOVA Children’s Hospital. In neonatal care, there are four levels based on the health conditions and severity of the infant; the highest level in NICU is level IV. Nurses in level IV neonatal care are trained to perform prime quality care to infants who are exceedingly frail and premature. She explained her role as a neonatal nurse; during her shift, she was in charge of

A phenomenological methodology has been encouraged in nursing and midwifery circles as the choice of scientific research (Crotty 1998: Lopez & Willis 2004). This is due to the researcher's mode of collecting the participants ‘life world’ or the ability to ‘identify a real-life issue’ as stated by Barnacle, 2004; Carpenter, as cited in Liamputtong 2017; Crotty 1998; Schneider, Whitehead, Elliott, LoBiondo-Wood and Haber 2007. The philosophical approach leads the researcher; the ability to interpret the participant's lived experience (Barnacle, 2004; Creswell, 2017; Crotty 1998; Lopez & Willis 2004). In relation to the research question: What are non- specialized registered nurses' perceptions of medication calculation practice in Paediatric

This can be due to lack of labor room nurses knowledge about the benefits of skin to skin contact. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to assess the current knowledge level of labor room nurses about skin to skin contact. The problem statement is: what is the perception of labor room nurses towards skin to skin contact between mother and the newborn? The research questions are (1) what do labor room nurses know about skin to skin contact?, (2) what are the factors labor room nurses identify as barriers to implementation of skin to skin contact, (3) what are the factors labor room nurses identify as facilitators to implementation of skin to skin

Statistical Product and Service Solutions for Windows (SPSS) 12.0 software package and SAS 8.0 software. SPSS 12.0 was used for all statistical analysis except linear regression which used SAS 8.0.

This article has been subject to double-blind review. july 4/vol15/no42/2001 nursing standard 39 art&scienceresearch methods nursing standard: clinical · research · education conducted, and any specific queries raised. Data analysis was inductive, as the study sought to promote understanding of individual perceptions, not prove a preconceived theory. Codes were, therefore, generated from the data, rather than predetermined. Although literature-based codes can provide a useful tool, they can impede the development of new ideas