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Psychometric Development Of The Patient Engagement In Prenatal Care Scale, Phyllis M. Dyess-Nugent
Psychometric Development Of The Patient Engagement In Prenatal Care Scale, Phyllis M. Dyess-Nugent
Nursing Theses and Dissertations
The value of prenatal care in improving maternal and neonatal outcomes has been evident in research for many years, and yet in the U.S. where prenatal care is widely accessible to women, maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality remain higher than many developing countries (CDC, 2019). Attributes of prenatal care have been studied, such as the number of visits and timing of entry into care. Additional aspects of prenatal care deserve exploration in order to make improvements in this established, valuable intervention. A woman’s engagement in her care during pregnancy has not been previously measured. The focus of this dissertation …
Disaster Preparedness Education And Resource Needs For Pregnant And Post-Partum Families, Ellen A. Erickson Bonner
Disaster Preparedness Education And Resource Needs For Pregnant And Post-Partum Families, Ellen A. Erickson Bonner
Nursing Theses and Dissertations
Hurricane Katrina in 2005 heightened awareness of the need to educate vulnerable populations on disaster preparedness. However, little has been written specifically on the preparedness needs of the pregnant and post-partum families. Only one article explores disaster preparedness education for this population. To fill this gap. An interprofessional sample (n=115) rated the relevance of the educational topics and birthing kit items proposed by the panel from the previous Delphi study. The education topics were reduced to four themes that explained 66.80% of the variance and the birthing kit items were reduced to six themes that explained 70.99% of the variance.
Early Term Infant Care: Hospital Utilization And Breastfeeding Practices, Debra Craighead
Early Term Infant Care: Hospital Utilization And Breastfeeding Practices, Debra Craighead
Nursing Theses and Dissertations
Early term infants (ETI), with gestational ages from 37 to 38 weeks, have higher morbidity and mortality rates when compared with later term infant counterparts born at 39 to 41 weeks. Although this newly identified term infant subcategory is gaining attention, the immediate and long term health outcomes and care needs of ETI remain largely unexplored. The purpose of this research project was to examine the current research documenting ETI health and explore care practices that are currently utilized to promote ETI health. The original research study describes care practices used to promote health for ETIs born in Louisiana in …