Evidence demonstrates the health benefits of early breastfeeding for mothers as well as infants. The World Health Organization states, "Breast milk should be given within the first hour of life." This purpose of this project was to develop a breastfeeding educational toolkit to promote breastfeeding in the hospital environment. The question that guided this project was, "Will the development of a breastfeeding education toolkit, designed to serve as a learning tool to support the breastfeeding mothers, be found to be useful and valid by professional staff and lay end-users?" The goals of the project were to provide an educational toolkit aimed at supporting new mothers, and to validate the toolkit with stakeholders from the Mother/Baby unit. The benefits of breastfeeding and breastfeeding research were established through an evidence-based search of peer-reviewed journals. The developed toolkit was reviewed by10 stakeholders from the Mother/Baby unit: 1 physician, 3- lactation consultants, 5 nursing professionals, and 1 layperson of childbearing age. To assess the quality of the guidelines, the Logic Model and the 4 domains of the AGREE II Instrument were used. The descriptive data analysis from the AGREE II instrument led to the recommendations for the toolkit. All reviewers acknowledged the need for the toolkit as a support for the mothers and their babies. The stakeholders provided their support for the developed toolkit. The breastfeeding education toolkit has the potential to support positive social change by improving the health of the mothers and babies through improved breast-feeding knowledge.

Diabetes is a challenging chronic disease for adult patients to manage effectively. Poor adherence to prescribed medications treatment is one of the main reasons for poor blood sugar control. Despite healthcare providers' efforts to emphasize the importance of taking medications, adult patients with Type II diabetes frequently present with complications related to persistent failure to adhere to prescribed medication regimen. These patients should thoroughly understand why adhering to a strict medication regimen to maintain control of their blood sugar is so important. The purpose of this project, guided by Orem's self-care deficit nursing theory, was to develop an educational module toolkit that identifies best practices for nurses to address issues of medication adherence with adult patients with Type II diabetes. Future implementation of these toolkit resources may enhance nurses' ability to teach adult patients how to adhere to their medication regimen. Five participants, all considered professional diabetes content experts, were invited to evaluate the educational module toolkit subject matter. The completion response rate was 100% (n = 5). The content experts rated survey items using a 5-point Likert scale where 1= strongly disagree, 2= disagree, 3= not applicable, 4 = agree and 5= strongly agree and responded to 2 questions that allowed for narrative feedback. The experts were satisfied with the content of the educational module toolkit; suggesting that the toolkit may serve as a functional guide for nurses assisting adult patients with diabetes. Improved medication regimen compliance may produce cascading effects; helping these patients achieve a better quality of life while producing positive social change within their families and communities.