Maternity-patient teaching--a nursing priority.
The overall positive response of the parent participants has validated the utility of the program. Future program expansion and revision will be based on social and technological change. Participant responses to the program will be monitored continually to determine whether their needs are being met. The program clarified the role nursing personnel have in teaching maternity patients. It serves to increase the new parents' self-confidence in being able to adjust to their new roles. One possible future expansion of the program might be post-discharge group discussion sessions, supervised by nursing personnel. During those sessions, mothers could discuss feelings that they are experiencing, any difficulties they may have adapting to their new roles, and other topics they feel are relevant. Nurses would attend these sessions to serve as resource persons and group facilitators. The need for patient teaching in obstetrics is being recognized increasingly as a priority by health professionals in the field of maternal-child health. A concise and accurate means of documentation is necessary to ensure that consistent, comprehensive instructions are given to all new parents.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009773:Obstetric Nursing; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011996:Records; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods