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Neurobehavioral Functioning And Breastfeeding Behavior In The Newborn, Sharon Radzyminski
Neurobehavioral Functioning And Breastfeeding Behavior In The Newborn, Sharon Radzyminski
Nursing Faculty Publications
Objective: To determine whether central nervous system functioning has an effect on the normal, term infant's ability to breastfeed in the first day following birth. Design: Breastfeeding behaviors and neurobehaviors were evaluated at birth and at 24 hrs of age in two groups of neonates. One group of neonates was born to mothers who received epidural analgesia during labor, and one group was born to mothers who received no pain medication. Breastfeeding behavior was evaluated using the Preterm Infant Breastfeeding Behavior Scale, and the infant's neurobehaviors were evaluated using the Neurologic and Adaptive Capacity Score. Participants: Fifty-six breastfeeding mother-newborn dyads. …
Advances In Graduate Nursing Education: Beyond The Advanced Practice Nurse, Sharon Radzyminski
Advances In Graduate Nursing Education: Beyond The Advanced Practice Nurse, Sharon Radzyminski
Nursing Faculty Publications
Historically, graduate education in nursing has been primarily concerned with the clinical role. In recent years it has been suggested that graduate education needs to consider alternate programs of study that prepare nurses for clinical leadership that are distinct from management and advanced practice roles. Graduate education is needed that focuses on the skills required to coordinate care and implement outcome-based practice and quality improvement strategies. Two models are currently being proposed that meet these objectives. The first is the population health nurse expert that functions on the macrosystems approach and the second is the clinical nurse leader which is …