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Reflections On The Spirituality Of Natural Family Planning, Richard Fehring
Reflections On The Spirituality Of Natural Family Planning, Richard Fehring
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
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Spiritual Well-Being, Self-Esteem And Intimacy Among Couples Using Natural Family Planning, Richard Fehring, Donna M. Lawrence
Spiritual Well-Being, Self-Esteem And Intimacy Among Couples Using Natural Family Planning, Richard Fehring, Donna M. Lawrence
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
Making decisions about achieving and avoiding pregnancy and the methods used to attain those ends are some of the most central decisions during a couple's reproductive life. Health professionals (especially professional nurses) are often consulted to aid couples in their reproductive decisions and provide couples with choices of reproductive control. Information provided on family planning choices, however, is often limited and usually involves issues of effectiveness to avoid pregnancy, convenience, health risks, and life-style preferences.1,2 Little information is provided on how family planning methods compare on psychological, spiritual, and social well-being variables. One method of family planning that needs further …
Use Effectiveness Of The Creighton Model Ovulation Method Of Natural Family Planning, Richard Fehring, Donna M. Lawrence, Connie Philpot
Use Effectiveness Of The Creighton Model Ovulation Method Of Natural Family Planning, Richard Fehring, Donna M. Lawrence, Connie Philpot
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
OBJECTIVE: To determine the use effectiveness of the Creighton model ovulation method in avoiding and achieving pregnancy. DESIGN: Prospective, descriptive. SETTING: A natural family planning clinic at a university nursing center. PARTICIPANTS: Records and charts from 242 couples who were taught the Creighton model. The sample represented 1,793 months of use of the model. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Creighton model demographic forms and logbook. RESULTS: At 12 months of use, the Creighton model was 98.8% method effective and 98.0% use effective in avoiding pregnancy. It was 24.4% use effective in achieving pregnancy. The continuation rate for the sample at 12 months …
Information Needs Prior To Breast Biopsy, Christine Shaw, Sarah A. Wilson, Maureen O'Brien
Information Needs Prior To Breast Biopsy, Christine Shaw, Sarah A. Wilson, Maureen O'Brien
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
Biopsy is the definitive diagnostic procedure for breast cancer. The fear of cancer may make the breast biopsy itself a distressing experience for women and their significant others. Information seeking is believed to be a primary mode of coping with distressful events. The purpose of this study was to describe the information needs of women and their significant others prior to a breast biopsy and to explore the influence of information on the breast biopsy experience. Semistructured, audiotape-recorded interviews with 11 women and 8 significant others were conducted prior to breast biopsy, and categories arising from the data were developed …