The use of smart technology to deliver efficient and effective pressure-damage education

Abstract

This article outlines an innovative joint working strategy, as well as a partnership project, between two NHS Foundation Trusts-a community trust and industry partner-to develop a mobile training app to deliver pressure ulcer prevention and management for clinical staff. The aim of the innovation was to enable a new way of delivering education to large numbers of staff by moving away from traditional classroom-based training. The process included development of the app, along with testing and implementation, followed by a review of the qualitative data after the app's implementation. The review takes into account the key outcomes that have had an impact on this method of delivering education, its challenges and how it has been received by clinical staff and patients.

Australian nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes towards pressure injury prevention: A cross-sectional study

“…E-learning programs have the added advantage of being convenient and useful for repetitive training (Beeckman et al, 2008). Advances in technology mean that learning can be mobile, with Rajpaul and Acton (2015) reporting an increase in the number of days free of avoidable pressure injuries, following the implementation of five modules via app technology.…”

Status of Nursing Students About Identifying Pressure Injury Risk Factors

“…33 Several studies also evaluated the effects of existing educational implementation on nurses' PI prevention knowledge and practice. 34,35 Gunningberg et al also found that PI etiology and causes knowledge of registered nurses was higher than assistant nurses and authors recommended targeted education about PI for nurses in practice. 10 According to a study conducted in Turkey with intensive care unit nurses, the knowledge and practice test scores of nurses regarding PI were significantly increased after an additional education implementation.…”

Tackling the challenge of the impact of continuing education: An evidence synthesis charting a global, cross‐professional shift away from counting hours

“…Based on an analysis of clinical data from 11,538 patient charts, Bird et al (13) found that participation in a 'performance improvement' online module on diabetes management improved physicians' performance and benefited patients. In another study, nurses' use of an app on ulcer management, increased the number of patient days free from avoidable pressure ulcers from 100 days pre-intervention to more than 200 days postintervention (14). In contrast, other studies suggested no positive impact on patient care.…”