Nursing teaching project

[macylynn]

I have to do a term paper about a teaching project in which i pick a patient, teach her the topic of my choice, and then evaluate her knowledge on the topic after i've taught her. I have to teach in my rotation right now which is maternity and my goals have to relate to the healthy people 2020 goals. I chose to do the goal "reduce cesarean births among low-risk women with prior cesarean birth." I have all the information I need but I was wondering if anybody has any creative ideas on how i can teach the mother this... i was thinking a pre-quiz or poll on her c-section experience and her views on lady partsl delivery... then after teaching her the positives of lady partsl delivery, see if her opinions have changed. I'm lost! any suggestions would be amazing :)

[Clovery]

That's a tough one. I was dead-set against having a c-section, took all the hospital's birth classes. I was planning on a natural childbirth without any pain meds. Absolutely nothing went my way and I ended up with a c/s after a long induction. It also didn't help that it was the night before Thanksgiving and my doctor had somewhere to be I still absolutely see the value in a lady partsl delivery and would strongly encourage all women to try for one if possible. But honestly if/when I have another baby I will probably just schedule a c/s. I don't have any risk factors besides being somewhat overweight. But I never want to go through a horrible induction process again and I have to admit I will like being able to know exactly when and how my child will be born. I can't really see any reason to go for a VBAC.

For at least a week after the birth I was very very upset - it was almost like a grieving process - because I did not get the birth I had wanted and planned for. I think one of my major reasons for not having much of an interest in trying a lady partsl birth for a subsequent pregnancy is that the disappointment was truly heartbreaking for me the first time. I don't want to put myself through that again by getting my hopes up, then feeling like a failure if it doesn't go as planned.

So if you'd like you can message me to see if your teaching methods would be effective :) Sorry I couldn't quite answer your question but maybe this will help you understand what patients in this situation might be feeling. Another suggestion I have is to visit pregnancy/parenting forums (there are tons of them out there) and read and talk to people in the VBAC threads.