Analysis of the reaction and behavior of nurses after training on young child feeding

Abstract

Objective: to assess the reaction and behavior of nurses after training on the use of educational tool to promote heathy nutrition to children. Method: pilot assessment study, of descriptive and quantitative approach, carried out in 2014 with eight nurses from the rural area of Ceará, Brazil, by observing a training workshop on the use of the serial album "Alimentos regionais: promovendo a segurança alimentar na promoção da alimentação infantil saudável" [Regional food: promoting food safety through child healthy feeding]. Results: the analysis of the reaction of nurses to the workshop showed that all of them (100%) were satisfied with the training. In behavior analysis, more than a half of the nurses have achieved the expected performance when implementing the illustrations of the serial album, seven of them (87.5%) being considered able to use the serial album. Conclusion: the training was considered effective, as all the participant nurses were satisfied and most of them considered capable of using the educational tool in promoting child healthy feeding.

Training on intravenous medication administration in pediatric nursing: a before-after study

“…When evaluating the study participants' reactions, it was found that, among the 12 items evaluated in the training program, ten were considered very good or excellent. Similar data was identified in another study that also achieved satisfactory results in reaction evaluation (25) . This type of evaluation becomes important, because the training influences participants' perception and has an impact on work practice (7) .…”

“…The impact of training can be evaluated by transparency of learning and influence of the institutional process on trainees' work when the correct application of skills is made (7) . In this way, it is essential to evaluate professionals' knowledge, as well as their work, to identify gaps in knowledge, skills and attitudes, promoting the construction and implementation of strategies for their development (21)(22)(23)(24)(25) .…”

Four levels of evaluation nurse training program on regional food

“…It is important to remember that in our first study, nurses were evaluated on their performance and aptitude to use the serial album in educational activities, the majority (87.5%) being considered fit to perform effective interventions (14) .…”

“…of It is noteworthy that the workshops -tasting of regional recipes, demonstration of the application of technology and simulation activity (first meeting); and educational interventions performed by trained nurses (second meeting) -were developed by the researcher in a previous study (14) . However, only two levels of training evaluation were utilized: reaction evaluation and evaluation of the nurses' behavior regarding their performance and aptitude for application of educational technology.…”

Nursing training on the administration of medication in pediatrics: an assessment of observed and self-reported behavior

“…This finding corroborates what was pointed out in a study carried out with eight nurses from the rural area of Ceará, who evaluated their reaction and behavior after training on the use of an educational tool to promote healthy nutrition for children, since all of them (100%) were satisfied with the training. In the analysis of behavior, more than half of the nurses (87.5%) achieved the expected performance, and the training was considered effective, as the participants demonstrated satisfaction and the majority considered themselves capable of using the educational tool to motivate children to eat healthy (23) .…”