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C L Stokamer

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PubMed1993

In-service breastfeeding program development: needs assessment and planning.

In-service program development requires that the individual offering it be familiar with needs assessment techniques and program planning. In order to provide a program appropriate to the audience's needs, the presenter needs first to identify and set goals for the program, identify objectives relevant to the participants' needs, outline the material to be presented, and select the most appropriate presentation methodologies and ways of evaluating the program. This discussion includes examples and sample assessment forms that are specific to a breastfeeding program.

Breast Feeding↗
PubMed1990

Breastfeeding promotion efforts: why some do not work.

The failure of a breastfeeding promotion effort to take root is traced to lack of administrative support and its consequences. For example, although staff training sessions were held, they were not mandatory and attendance was poor. There was no supervisory reprimand for staff who did not implement breastfeeding policies and practices. The program followed the steps for instituting change but failed and the lessons of its failure suggest that administrative backing is particularly important.

Breast Feeding↗
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Reinvigorating mandatory safety training: a case example.

BACKGROUND: Prior to 1998 the New York Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Manhattan conducted traditional classroom lectures for annual mandatory safety training. METHOD: Instead of offering the traditional program, the Nursing Education Department planned and implemented a week-long, theme-based, self-paced, interactive training program that included colorful posters, games, models, and opportunities for manipulation of materials. The program titled "Mandatory Cruise 1998" was offered to all medical center employees. RESULTS: Posttests and reaction evaluations showed learning was both successful and fun. CONCLUSION: This innovative method proved to be a cost-effective time-saver because compliance was accelerated; particularly significant in the current climate of reduced employee resources.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗