scholarly journals Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Barriers to Supporting Breastfeeding by Mothers and Infants

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-219
Author(s):  
Lisa Brzezinski ◽  
Nancy Mimm ◽  
Sallie Porter
Keyword(s):  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Infant Health ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Pediatric Nurse ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Breastfeeding Education ◽  
Development Outcomes ◽  
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner ◽  
Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Infant health and development outcomes are positively affected by breastfeeding. Despite the multitude of breastfeeding benefits to mothers and infants along with strong recommendations for exclusive breastfeeding from government agencies and professional associations, the rate of exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of life remains low. Strongly positive attitudes make pediatric nurse practitioners, especially those in primary care settings, ideally positioned to encourage, support, and provide breastfeeding management to mothers and infants. However, pediatric nurse practitioners may report breastfeeding education and breastfeeding skills deficits along with other barriers to optimal breastfeeding care.

One nurse's view of pediatric nurse practitioners

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 534-537
Author(s):  
Loretta C. Ford
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Nurse Practitioner ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Pediatric Nurse ◽  
Assistant Nurse ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
The University ◽  
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner ◽  
Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Involvement in and reflections upon nine years of change in nursing and health care provide the framework for this commentary on the article, "Nurse Practitioners for Children—Past and Future" by McAtee and Silver.1 My earlier association with Silver as a co-director of the first pediatric nurse practitioner project at the University of Colorado makes these comments, hopefully, like conversations and challenges between colleagues. My remarks address those issues concerned with establishing priorities in the preparation of teacher-practitioners, the development of interdisciplinary collaboration, the need for studies of effectiveness of nurse practitioners, and an opinion on the recommendation to prepare "assistant nurse practitioners."

Letter to the Editor

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 924-925
Author(s):  
Robert A. Hoekelman
Keyword(s):  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Nurse Practitioner ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Pediatric Practice ◽  
Pediatric Nurse ◽  
Practitioner Training ◽  
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner ◽  
Pediatric Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Do So

I am surprised we have not seen more letters expressing the viewpoint of Dr. Walter Pick concerning the utilization of nurse practitioners in pediatric practice. I am convinced his opinion reflects that of the majority of practicing pediatricians and in part explains the lethargy in the growth and development of pediatric nurse practitioner training programs. His view implies that it is reasonable to utilize pediatric nurse practitioners in areas where child health services are sparse, but unethical to do so in private practice.

The Challenge Is There

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 568-568
Author(s):  
Morris A. Wessel
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Nurse Practitioner ◽  
Health Maintenance Organizations ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
Pediatric Nurse ◽  
Primary Care Pediatrician ◽  
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner ◽  
Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

The discussions of Patricia McAfee, Henry Silver, and Abraham Bergman in the November issue suggest that some individuals believe that clinical pediatrics as a practitioner's primary role is about to disappear and be replaced by subspecialty colleagues serving hospitalized patients and pediatric nurse practitioners caring for most of the children currently being seen by doctors in private offices, university clinics, and health maintenance organizations. The primary care pediatrician working with or without a pediatric nurse practitioner has many advantages when compared to his counterpart a few decades ago.

Results of an Immunization Audit

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 547-547
Author(s):  
JOHN E. BLOOM
Keyword(s):  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Private Practice ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Pediatric Nurse ◽  
Urban Group ◽  
The Past ◽  
Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

To the Editor: The provocative article by McDaniel et al. (Pediatrics 56:504, October 1975) regarding private practice immunization stimulated me to carry out our own audit, following the authors' criteria as closely as possible. Ours is a three-pediatrician, urban group which utilizes three full-time pediatric nurse practitioners. We reviewed 400 “active” cases (at least one office contact in the past year). Forty-seven patients had incomplete immunizations,giving us an 87.3% completeness record according to the

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