Date of Conferral

2021

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Nursing

Advisor

Joan Moon

Abstract

AbstractExclusive breastfeeding in the U.S. is the optimal form of nutrition up to the age of 1 year; however, the current U.S. rate of 49% and Kentucky rate of 39% fall below the Healthy People 2020 goal of 60.6%. Researchers have shown that perinatal nurses often lack knowledge to ensure mothers begin and maintain this optimal form of human nourishment. Framed within the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation model of instructional design, the purpose of this project was to present a continuing education program on breastfeeding for 10 staff nurses at the target hospital. The program presented was the Breastfeeding Counselor Prep Course by the Prepared Childbirth Educators, a national organization of nurses who educate perinatal nurses on current evidence-based breastfeeding practices. Two sources of evidence were produced by the project. The first was the evaluation of the educational program objectives by participants stating yes or no on whether the objectives were met. The 10 participants agreed that all 12 objectives were met. The second source of evidence showed the change in knowledge from pretest to posttest. Using descriptive statistics, the mean of the pretest was 56.9%, and the mean of the posttest was 90%. Increase in change of knowledge ranged from 31%-52% indicating a positive change in knowledge among the participants. The social change facilitated by this project was to improve the population's overall health by promoting breastfeeding initiation in the hospital setting and sustained breastfeeding upon discharge, thus improving the lives of infants, mothers, and families.

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