The purpose of this study was conducted to assess the nursing care needs and to obtain basic data for nursing care services fort postpartum mothers. The subjects were 21 mothers who delivered at K university hospital in Taegu City, Korea from Mar., 1998 to Nov., 1998. Among these, 20 were primipara and I was multipara. The data were collected by nursing students interviewed with a subject who done self reported questionnaire. The data analysis was done using SPSS/PC Program.
The Results of this study were summarized as follows:
1. According to the results of examining contents and the degree of maternal nursing care needs of the subjects, the field of the sex with 3 items showed the most cumulative frequency. Especially contraception item is the most. Engorgement item in the field of the breast management is the most weighted score.
2. According to the results of examining contents and the degree of neonatal nursing care needs of the subjects, the fields of vaccination and feeding are the most cumulative frequencies. Especially in the field of vaccination timing of injection item and injected method item are the most. And the feeding method item in the field of feeding is the most. Umbilical care item in the field of the umbilical management is the most weighted score.
With the above results, we suggest the following proposals.
1) According to the results of this study, developing a program of home visiting nursing care for the postpartum is needed.
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