J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2010 Jun;16(2):152-161.

Development and Evaluation of a Patient Safety-focused Inservice Education Program for Surgical Nurse

• Kim YM
• You MS
• Cho YH
• Park SH
• Nam SN
• Park MO
• Kim SY
• Kim MY

Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of this project was to develop a patient safety-focused inservice education program for surgical nurse and to test the effects of this program.
METHODS
Methodological designs for instruments development, a pretest-posttest and a posttest design were employed. After the education, nurses' satisfaction, confidence, usefulness and application of 137 nurses were evaluated at 15 surgical units of a tertiary teaching hospital in Seoul, Korea. The education contents are 6 skill areas (infusion pump use, suction, chest tube drainage, oxygen administration, nebulizer use, insulin administration) and medication knowledge. Teaching methods were lecture, instructor demonstration, and 1:1 skill test. Descriptive statistics, Wilcoxon test, Spearman's correlation and Stepwise regression were used.
RESULTS
Satisfaction scores for skills and medication education were 4.00-4.21 (out of 5). The more performance frequency in 6 skills, the higher score in confidence as well as in usefulness and application, and the higher satisfaction with the program, the higher score in usefulness, application, confidence, and medication knowledge. Medication knowledge improved after the education (Z=-7.757, p<.001). Significant predictors of skill confidence were application of skills in job performance, medication confidence, and career in present unit.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study suggest that systematic and continuous inservice education will improve patient safety by promoting nursing quality.

Keyword

Program development; Inservice training; Program evaluation; Patient safety

MeSH Terms

Chest Tubes
Drainage
Hospitals, Teaching
Humans
Inservice Training
Insulin
Korea
Nebulizers and Vaporizers
Oxygen
Patient Safety
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Suction
Teaching
Insulin
Oxygen

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