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Caring For Women: A Profile Of The Midwifery Workforce In Massachusetts, Christa M. Kelleher, Dorothy Brewin
Caring For Women: A Profile Of The Midwifery Workforce In Massachusetts, Christa M. Kelleher, Dorothy Brewin
Publications from the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy
This profile of the Commonwealth’s midwifery workforce provides state-level data on the demographic characteristics, employment context, and practice scope of midwives. It also offers a snapshot of populations served by mid-wives and public policy issues that affect midwives and midwifery care in Massachusetts. The report is based on a survey administered to midwives living and/or working in the state supplemented by in-depth interviews with five midwives, one obstetrician, and one state public health official. This report uniquely analyzes data collected from both certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and directentry midwives (DEMs), including certified professional midwives (CPMs); this summary distinguishes between these two …
Somali Cares: Listening To The Voices Of The Other, Joyce P. Miller
Somali Cares: Listening To The Voices Of The Other, Joyce P. Miller
Theses and Graduate Projects
Care during pregnancy is an important preventative health intervention for women and their unborn baby in all cultures. Healthcare inequities exist among some ethnic minority groups and contribute to racial disparities in birth outcomes. Pregnant Somali women, newly immigrated to the United States, ffie forced to seek prenatal care within a cultural context that can be very different from their own experiences and expectations. This refugee population is expected to fit into a medical system that is not only unfamiliar to them, but at times unable to meet their needs during pregnancy. As Somali women seek access to western healthcare …
Nurses' Knowledge Of Evidence-Based Guidelines For Prevention Of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia In Critical Care Areas: A Pre And Post Test Design, Sm Meherali, Y Parpio, Tazeen S. Ali, F Javed
Nurses' Knowledge Of Evidence-Based Guidelines For Prevention Of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia In Critical Care Areas: A Pre And Post Test Design, Sm Meherali, Y Parpio, Tazeen S. Ali, F Javed
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Background: Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common hospital acquired pneumonia inventilated patients. VAP is associated with increasedmorbidity, mortality duration of hospitalization and cost of treatment. Critical care nurses are usually unaware of evidence based preventiveguidelines for VAP, resulting in negative impact on all aspects of patient care. This studyinvestigated the impact of a 5-hour teaching moduleon nurses’ knowledge to practice evidence based guidelines for the prevention of VAP.
Methods: This study was conducted at a private tertiary care teaching hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. Single group pre-test post-test design was used. Fortynurses were included in the study. The knowledge of …
The Use Of Video Role Play For Teaching Therapeutic Communication Skills, Hong- Gu He, Sandra Mackey, Anthony O'Brien, Elaine Ng, David Arthur
The Use Of Video Role Play For Teaching Therapeutic Communication Skills, Hong- Gu He, Sandra Mackey, Anthony O'Brien, Elaine Ng, David Arthur
School of Nursing & Midwifery
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