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Chao-chih Yu

 

Chao-chih Yu

Min-Hwei junior College of Health Care Management, Taiwan

Abstract Title:Effect of additional instructional courses on nursing students’ ability to perform breastfeeding

Biography:

1. Chao-chih Yu has completed his MD at 1996 from National Defense Medical Center. Now she is a teacher at Min-Hwei junior College of Health Care Management. 2. Chi-hua Yang has completed his MD at 2004 from Kaohsiung Medical University School of Nursingr. Now she teaching obstetric nursing at Min-Hwei junior College of Health Care Management.

Research Interest:

Breastfeeding offers multiple benefits for both babies and mothers, the Taiwanese government and society are actively promoting measures related to breastfeeding, with nursing professionals playing a crucial role in this process. They utilize their expertise and skills to assist mothers in successfully breastfeeding. However, there are obvious deficiencies in the theoretical knowledge, skills, and problem-solving abilities related to breastfeeding within classroom instruction, which greatly impacts the capacity of nursing personnel to promote breastfeeding effectively. Therefore, this study aims to invite international lactation consultants to provide additional guidance and skills practise to students who are taking obstetric nursing and obstetric experimental courses during weekends, followed by pre- and post-tests to explore the impact of this supplementary instruction on nursing students' ability to perform breastfeeding. This study uses a sample of 42 fourth-year students from a five-year nursing program in southern Taiwan to assess the impact of additional weekend courses on nursing students' breastfeeding abilities. The research includes pre- and post-tests for analysis. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 23 for Windows 11. The results indicated a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores (t-value=-9.423, significance= .000). After this additional courses and guidance during weekends, program was significantly effective in assisting students to improving their knowledge of breastfeeding. All students met the intended goal of the program obtained growth with scores. It provided a model for student nurses to improve their breastfeeding program.