J Korean Acad Womens Health Nurs.  2000 Jun;6(2):258-268.

Nurse's Knowledge to Breast-Feeding and Nursing Activities related to Breast-Feeding

• Sung MH

Abstract

This study was to investigate the relationship between hospital nurses'knowledge of breast-feeding and their ability to provide care to breast-feeding mothers and their children. From Nov. 1 to 30, 1999, 105 nurses of the obstetric ward, delivery room, OPDs of obstetrics and gynecology, and nurseries of three general hospitals from Seoul and Pusan were evaluated. The results are as follows: 1.Mean score of nurse's knowledge to breast-feeding was 12.76. Mean score of performance of nursing activities was 109.80. 2.General characteristics and feeding characteristics were significantly related to nurse's knowledge to breast-feeding and performance of nursing activities related to breast-feeding. Nurse's knowledge about breast-feeding was significantly related to age, working ward, clinical experience, rank of position, experience of breast-feeding and experience education on breast-feeding. Performance of nursing activities for breast-feeding was significantly related to age, working ward, experience in other ward, marital status, and education on breast-feeding. 3.A positive correlation between nurse's knowledge to breast-feeding and performance of nursing activities related to breast-feeding was statistically significant(r=.381, P<0.05).

MeSH Terms

Busan
Child
Delivery Rooms
Education
Gynecology
Hospitals, General
Humans
Marital Status
Mothers
Nurseries
Nursing*
Obstetrics
Seoul