Impact of a formal breastfeeding education program
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CE TEST QUESTIONS
General Purpose:
To present registered professional nurses with the details of a study done to investigate whether implementation of a formal breastfeeding education program would have an impact on knowledge, comfort level, and attitudes toward breastfeeding among healthcare providers.
Learning objectives:
After reading this article and taking this test, you should be able to:
1. Discuss the need to implement and measure the impact of a formal breastfeeding education program.
2. Summarize the methodology and content per- tinent to the authors' study of the impact of a education program. formal breastfeeding
3. outline the findings and any limitations of the authors' study.
1. In the United States, the Healthy People 2010 goal is for what percentage of newborns to be breastfed initially?
a. 75%
b. 85%
C. 95%
2. The Healthy People 2010 goal is for what percentage of newborns breastfeeding for 6 to continue months? a. 40%
b. 50%
C. 60%
3. After a 79% rate of initiation of breastfeeding at the authors hospital, what percentage of mothers breastfed exclusively at the time of hospital discharge?
a 48%
b 57%
c 65%
4. According to Taveras and colleagues, exclusive breastfeeding was more likely to be discontinued if the pediatrician
a referred questions about breastfeeding to a lactation consultant
b did not consider duration of breastfeeding to be important
c recommended providing water as desired between feedings
5. Hong and colleagues found that first-time mothers who are breastfeeding dislike
a inconsistent informaton.
b exclusive breastfeeding
c observation during breastfeeding
6. Graffy and Taylor reported that breastfeeding women wanted
a decreased use of formula supplementation
b increased breastfeeding in the first hour after birth
c. acknowledgment of their breastfeeding experiences.
7. For the authors" study of the breastfeeding impact of formal exclusive program, education breastfeeding was defined as receiving no
a water
b formula
c pumped breast milk
8. Excluded from the authors' study were mothers of newborns who
A were born before 39 weeks of gestation
b had a 5-minute Apgar score below 9
C. Weighed less than 2,500 grams
9. Besides parental request, the formal breastfeeding program's education included offering a newborn a pacifier only
a to induce sleep
b for pain management.
c for nonnutritive sucking between feedings.
10. The formal breastfeeding educational program was
a evidence-based
b a three-hour presentation
c given to study participants only.
11. Nurses accounted for what percentage of study participants?
a 25%
b 50%
c 75%
12 Among participating healthcare the authors no providers, statistically significant found change i which of the following after implementation of the formal breastfeeding education program?
a. comfort level with related to breastfeeding breastfeeding issues
b. knowledge related to breastfeeding
c. attitude toward breastfeeding
13. Patients who participated reported a decrease in
a number of nighttime ne breastfeedings
b. nighttime formula supplumentation.
c. nurse observation of breastfeeding
14. Statistically, patient satisfaction with breastfeeding post intervention
a. increased
b. remained the same
c decreased
15. Statistically, exclusivity of breastfeeding at discharge post intervention
a. increased.
b. remained the same
c. decreased.
16. Which group of healthcare providers demonstrated the greatest increase in knowledge about breastfeeding?
a. pediatricians
b. obstetricians
c. nurses
17. According to this article, which statement is accurate?
a. Nurses should promote increased nighttime breastfeeding.
b. Nurses should observe and assess breastfeeding once per day.
c. Nighttime breastfeeding increases use of formula supplementation.
18. Which of these is not a limitation of this study?
a. findings are most likely not generalizable to other groups
b. use of a convenience sample
c. small sample size