LEADER 05577ctm 2200589 i 4500001 ocm17669568 003 OCoLC 005 20230425160614.0 008 880324s1987 xx k bm 000 0 eng d 035 (Sirsi) o17669568 035 (OCoLC)17669568 040 ERE |beng |erda |cERE |dOCLCQ |dOCLCF |dOCLCO |dOCLCQ |dOCLCA |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dOCL |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dERE |dUtOrBLW 049 EREE 050 4 RG628.3.H42 |bG87x 1987 100 1 Gurley, Lucinda P., |eauthor. |?UNAUTHORIZED 245 14 The knowledge and attitudes of maternity nurses about nipple stimulation for contraction stress testing / |cby Lucinda P. Gurley. 264 0 |c1987. 300 [v], 56, that is, 71 leaves : |bforms ; |c28 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 ECU School of Nursing thesis 502 |bM.S. |cEast Carolina University |d1987 500 "Presented to the faculty of the School of Nursing ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science." 500 Advisor: Emilie D. Henning 520 3 The purpose of this study was to explore the knowledge and attitudes of maternity nurses about the use of nipple stimulation for contraction stress testing (CST). Nipple stimulation is a new technique for CST which involves self-manipulation of the breast, a procedure some patients and health care professionals may find embarrassing. Three groups (N=36) of labor and delivery nurses were asked to respond to a knowledge/attitude questionnaire developed by the investigator. Demographic Information was also requested from the respondents. The demographic analysis indicated that the sample was mostly young, white, married, and with relatively few years of experience in labor and delivery. Most of the sample (89%) had heard about the use of nipple stimulation for CST, though less than half (42%) had actually conducted a CST using this technique. The findings of the study demonstrated that the group had a fairly positive attitude toward the use of nipple stimulation. The group also possessed some knowledge of the technique, gained primarily through on-the-job experience (58.3%) and from the literature (55.6%) . Nurses from the one hospital (n=7) where nipple stimulation was routinely used, scored consistently higher on every scale (significantly different, p [less-than-or-equal-to] .05, on alI scales except evaluative subscale) than did nurses from the other two hospitals. Nurses who reported having used nipple stimulation in the past also scored higher on all scales than those who did not (n=15 , p [less-than-or-equal-to] .05). Knowledge was found to correlate significantly with attitude on all but one scale, the evaluative subscale. Of the demographic variables, significant differences in knowledge and attitudes were found among the nurses in relation to whether the hospital used the technique, experience with nipple stimulation. Those who had heard about nipple stimulation for CST differed from those who had not on only one scale, the knowIedge scaIe. Conclusions drawn from the study were that labor and delivery nurses, generally, have positive attitudes about the use of nipple stimulation for CST. Furthermore, nurses more experienced with the technique have greater knowledge and more favorable attitudes. Age, education, and experience were not found to be responsible for significant differences among the nurses with regard to attitudes and knowledge about nipple stimulation. Several implications for practice and education may be drawn from this study. These include: encouraging nurses who may conduct nippIe stimuIation CSTs to examine their attitudes; implementing standard protocols and continuing education courses in all hospitals where nipple stimulation is used, and, including content related to nipple stimulation In nursing courses and textbooks. 504 Includes bibliographical references (leaves 57-59). 650 0 Fetal heart rate monitoring. |=^A2733 650 0 Nurses |xAttitudes. |=^A8710 650 0 Sex (Psychology) |=^A4407 650 2 Cardiotocography |0(DNLM)D015148 |=^A1204413 655 2 Academic Dissertation. |0(DNLM)D019478 |?UNAUTHORIZED 650 7 Fetal heart rate monitoring. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00923388 650 7 Nurses |xAttitudes. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01041621 650 7 Sex (Psychology) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01114228 655 7 Academic theses. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01726453 655 7 Academic theses. |2lcgft 655 7 Thèses et écrits académiques. |2rvmgf |0(CaQQLa)RVMGF-000001173 700 1 Henning, Emilie D., |edegree supervisor. |?UNAUTHORIZED 710 2 East Carolina University. |bSchool of Nursing. |=^A1134028 830 0 ECU School of Nursing thesis. |?UNAUTHORIZED 856 41 |zAccess via ScholarShip |uhttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/10462 949 Click on web address |wasis |hjoyner101 949 Click on web address |wasis |hhsl111 994 C0 |bERE 596 1 4 998 297532 998 297532