Evaluation of a counseling training program for nursing staff

Arranz, Pilar; Ulla, Sara; Ramos, José Lucas Souza; Rincón, Carolina del; López-Fando, Teresa

doi:10.1016/j.pec.2004.02.017

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“…The third is the lack of supervision and close monitoring of nurses' compliance to infection control measures. Similar explanations of nurses' deficient practice of ICMs have been previously reported [22,23,24].…”

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Evaluation of an Infection Control Measures Protocol Application by Nurses on Patients' Safety at Burn Units

Eldeen¹

2016

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Abstract:Introduction: Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) has become a major component of the national and international movement to enhance patient safety. Infection is the most common cause of death among burn patients following the burn injury itself. Nurses are at the center of patient care and are the healthcare professionals most likely to intercept errors and prevent harm to patients. The aim of this study was to improve nurses' performance in Burn Units regarding infection control measures with subsequent enhancement of the patients' safety. Subjects and methods: The data were collected using three tools: a self-administered questionnaire, an observation checklist, and a bacteriological culture results form. The results of this study indicated that the percentage of nurses having satisfactory knowledge increased from a pre-intervention level of 17.6%, to a post intervention level of 67.6%. This improvement was statistically significant (p<0.001); as well the percentage of nurses having adequate practice rose from a pre-intervention level of 0.0%, to a post intervention level of 85.3%, with statistically significant difference (p<0.001). There were no any statistically significant correlations between nurses' knowledge and practice scores before and after the intervention. Moreover, the number of nurses with negative hands' culture results increased from 3(8.8%) to 7(20.6%), but the difference was not statistically significant. The intervention program was identified as the main positive predictor of the change in nurses' knowledge and practice scores. In conclusion, nurses' knowledge of infection control in burn units and their related practice are very deficient; the educational intervention is successful in improving them. The intervention is also successful in decreasing the Bacillus spp. in nurses' culture samples. The study recommended different strategies to decrease rates of infection as well as improve patient safety.

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Evaluation of an Infection Control Measures Protocol Application by Nurses on Patients' Safety at Burn Units

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2016

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“…Team members experienced professional responsibility for the development of their education skills and thought it was important to implement results in nursing practice and reinforce co-operation between primary and special healthcare as well as think about the interest of patients. In addition, earlier studies [2][3][4] have shown that training in patient education skills was important.…”

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“…Successful patient education requires seamless co-operation between healthcare units throughout the whole service process, and the employment of similar educational practices by all nursing staff within a given healthcare network [4,5] . The continuity of treatment for patients with long-term illnesses is promoted including by patient-based operation, flawless information flow, well-founded treatment programs and recommendations as well as multidisciplinary co-operation and staff training [3,6] .…”

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Together we are more effective: Nursing team members’ experiences of development work on patient education

Lipponen

Kyngäs

Kanste

2013

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Objective: Evaluating care pathways, strengthening patient education, developing staff's patient education skills, and improving collaboration between healthcare workers in hospitals and health centers are all topical challenges in the field of healthcare. Successful patient education requires seamless co-operation across organizational boundaries throughout the whole nursing process. The aim of this study was to assess personnel's experiences of a developmental nursing project, involving networking between Finnish primary (health centers) and special (hospitals) healthcare organizations, and the significance of development work on patient education in terms of strengthening information flow, co-operation and know-how. The aim of the study was to explore the healthcare personnel's experiences of development work in the context of networking between organizations, specifically focusing on the impact of development work with regard to information flow, co-operation and strengthening know-how. The specific research question was addressed: What is the impact of development work in this context in relation to information flow, co-operation and readiness for patient education?Methods: Data were collected from theme interviews (n=24) with primary and special healthcare team members who participated in a collaborative project, then analyzed by qualitative content analysis. Results:The findings indicate that development work on patient education improves collective expertise, key components of which are learning as a patients' counselor, collective know-how, and the exchange of knowledge.Conclusions: Development work can strengthen individual and collective know-how and nursing expertise. In the examined project, enhanced network co-operation increased collaboration between organizations and improved information flow throughout the nursing process. In addition, promotion of development on nursing and provision of feedback to the participants by the nurse manager appear to be crucial for successful development work on patient education. Workplaces and the nurse managers need to provide adequate resources' to develop nursing processes as well as motivate employees to improve nursing. Additionally, nurse managers should support and guide the healthcare workers in development work toward this goal. Well planned and executed development project can improve nursing practices across organizational boundaries.

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“…Although the authors were unable to find a study in the literature with a similar methodology that could support these results, it is interesting to note that in previous studies [56][57][58], coping resources that promote active coping (e.g. problem solving) and positive reappraisal (e.g.…”

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Occupational stress and coping resources in physiotherapists: a survey of physiotherapists in three general hospitals

2010

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Objectives To identify occupational stressors and coping resources in a group of physiotherapists, and to analyse interactions between subjective levels of stress, efficacy in stress resolution and coping resources used by these professionals. Design A sample of 55 physiotherapists working in three general hospitals in Portugal completed the Coping Resources Inventory for Stress, the Occupational Stressors Inventory and two subjective scales for stress and stress resolution. Main results Most physiotherapists perceived that they were moderately stressed (19/55, 35%) or stressed (20/55, 36%) due to work, and reported that their efficacy in stress resolution was moderate (25/54, 46%) or efficient (23/54, 42%). Issues related to lack of professional autonomy, lack of organisation in the hierarchical command chain, lack of professional and social recognition, disorganisation in task distribution and interpersonal conflicts with superiors were identified as the main sources of stress. The most frequently used coping resources were social support, stress monitoring, physical health and structuring. Perceived efficacy in stress resolution was inversely related to perceived level of occupational stress (r = −0.61, P < 0.01). Significant correlations were found between several coping resources and the perceived level of stress and efficacy in stress resolution. Associations between problem solving, cognitive restructuring and stress monitoring and both low levels of perceived stress and high levels of perceived efficacy were particularly strong. Implications for practice The importance of identifying stressors and coping resources related to physiotherapists' occupational stress, and the need for the development of specific training programmes to cope with stress are supported.

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Evaluation of a counseling training program for nursing staff

Cited by 44 publications

References 19 publications

Evaluation of an Infection Control Measures Protocol Application by Nurses on Patients' Safety at Burn Units

Evaluation of an Infection Control Measures Protocol Application by Nurses on Patients' Safety at Burn Units

Together we are more effective: Nursing team members’ experiences of development work on patient education

Occupational stress and coping resources in physiotherapists: a survey of physiotherapists in three general hospitals

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Evaluation of an Infection Control Measures Protocol Application by Nurses on Patients&apos; Safety at Burn Units

Evaluation of an Infection Control Measures Protocol Application by Nurses on Patients&apos; Safety at Burn Units

Together we are more effective: Nursing team members’ experiences of development work on patient education

Occupational stress and coping resources in physiotherapists: a survey of physiotherapists in three general hospitals

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