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ECU School of Nursing thesis
ECU School of Nursing thesis. UNAUTHORIZED
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| Summary |
The purpose of this thesis was to identify and document methods of labor induction being employed by 62 certified nurse-midwives practicing in North Carolina. Fifty-three (84.5%) of the 62 questionnaires were returned in five weeks of data collection. The questionnaire constructed for this descriptive study contained two parts. Part I asked basic demographic information. The subjects were also asked to estimate the average numbers of deliveries, total inductions, and inductions for postdates pregnancy in the last year. Part II consisted of methods for induction of labor placed on a Likert-type scale. The subjects were asked to identify the frequency with which those methods were employed. The subjects then identified the top five methods that they would select for induction of labor and the top five choices of the physicians with whom they consult. The data demonstrated that, of those surveyed, the majority had greater than 10 years of clinical practice experience. The certified nurse-midwives attended an average of 72 births per year and induced an average of 16 patients, 12 of whom were for postdates pregnancy. In Part II. the certified nurse-midwives selected methods for induction that were among the least interventional and indicated that the physician might choose somewhat more interventional methods; however, the certified nursemidwives did identify some less interventional methods among the physician choices. This study's findings are preliminary and suggest a need for further investigation. |
| General note | Submitted to the faculty of the School of Nursing. |
| General note | Advisor: Nancy Moss |
| Dissertation note | M.S. East Carolina University 1994 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 34-36). |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Thèses et écrits académiques. |
