Rediscovering empowerment with breastfeeding in an urban First Nation's population.

Background: An inner-city neighbourhood of Regina, Saskatchewan continues to have recurring issues of drug and alcohol use affecting parents' caregiving opportunity. In relation to this, many children, mostly of First Nations descent, are raised in out-of-home care away from their families. With the promotion of breastfeeding, in a neighbourhood prenatal/postnatal support program, breastfeeding rates have doubled and mothers' participation in their children's care has increased.

The Competency Model for Professional Rehabilitation Nursing.

Background: Rehabilitation nursing is practiced in various settings along the healthcare continuum. No framework is noted in the literature that defines the necessary competencies of the rehabilitation nurse.

Purpose: To develop a Competency Model for Professional Rehabilitation Nursing and its application to clinical and educational practice.