Family nurse practitioner students' perceptions of readiness and transition into advanced practice.

Background: Utilizing skills identified in previous research on successful role transition, this study evaluated the relationship between a strategically designed practicum course and the readiness for role transition to family nurse practitioner (FNP) in graduate nursing students.

Methods: A mixed methods approach evaluated pre- and post-participation survey data for the FNP role preparedness in graduate nursing students in a strategically designed practicum course. The survey addressed 22 skills associated with readiness for role transition and had three open-ended questions to collect narrative student perceptions.

A Breastfeeding Quality Improvement Project in Rural Primary Care.

Background: Breastfeeding is the gold standard nutrition for infants, and more than three-fourths of US mother-infant couplets initiate breastfeeding at birth. However, breastfeeding rates plummet after hospital discharge, when mother-infant couplets enter primary care. This quality improvement project examined the effect of a primary care intervention on breastfeeding rates from the newborn visit through the 4-month visit.

The breastfeeding surgical patient.

In the United States, more than 10 million women are either pregnant or breastfeeding at any given time. Of the women currently pregnant, over 70% will initially choose to breastfeed. The needs of a breastfeeding surgical patient are unique and are best met by a supportive surgical team using evidenced-based practice.