Effect of a Nurse-led Training Programme on Pressure Injury Prevention and Treatment among Nurses in Two Teaching Hospitals in Ogun State, Nigeria
Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · pp. 1–10 · Published 1 Nov 2017
10.9734/JAMMR/2017/37262Abstract
Aims: Pressure injury is a common health problem associated with rise in treatment cost and lengthy hospital stay. Despite advancements, trainings and researches on pressure injury prevention and treatment, its knowledge and practice among nurses has been low. The study evaluated the effect of a nurse-led training programme on pressure injury prevention and treatment among nurses in two teaching hospitals in Ogun State, Nigeria. Study Design: Two groups pre-test, post-test quasi-experimental study was adopted. Methodology: Researchers included 40 nurses (8 men, 32 women; age range 20-69 years) working in medical and surgical unit using purposive sampling. Participants completed a developed questionnaire to test knowledge pre-intervention and two weeks post-intervention. A developed checklist was used by the researchers to collect data from admitted patients’ record on participants practice pre-intervention and two weeks post-intervention. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics at 0.05 level of significance. Results: There was 5% increase in control group knowledge and 65％ increase in experimental group knowledge. There was 5% increase in control group practice and 65% increase in experimental group practice regarding pressure injury prevention and treatment. Control group mean knowledge gain was 0.016 while experimental group was 0.179. Control group mean practice gain was 0.03 while experimental group was 0.393. Result showed significant difference in effect of a nurse-led training programme on knowledge and practice concerning pressure injury prevention and treatment among nurses in experimental and control group (P = .000). Conclusion: Nurses' knowledge and practice concerning pressure injury prevention and treatment can be improved through exposure to training programmes. The study recommended that hospitals should regularly expose nurses to training programmes on pressure injury prevention and treatment to improve the quality of nursing care.
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