J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2020 Dec;26(5):488-500. 10.11111/jkana.2020.26.5.488.

Development and Evaluation of an Informatics System for Nursing Faculty to Improve Patient Safety Teaching Competency

• Lee NJ
• Ahn S
• Lee M
• Jang H

• KMID: 2512234
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2020.26.5.488

Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to develop an educational informatics system for nursing faculty to improve their competencies in teaching patient safety and to evaluate the effectiveness of the system.
Methods
We developed a system called, ‘Resource to Enhance Safety Competency and Utilize for Education’ (RESCUE) based on the World Health Organization Multi-professional Patient Safety Curriculum Guide, and it was implemented with full-time nursing faculty in 4-year nursing schools. A one-group pretest-posttest design was used for evaluation. A total of 46 nursing faculty members used the system during a 3-month period. The effects of the RESCUE were measured using a survey including patient safety teaching competency, system usability and user satisfaction. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
Results
After using the RESCUE, participants showed a significant increase in self-confidence in teaching patient safety during lectures (Z=-3.61, p<.001) and practica (Z=-3.14, p=.002).
Conclusion
The developed informatics system was shown to be effective in improving the self-confidence of nursing faculty in teaching patient safety. To effectively integrate patient safety topics into the curriculum, it can be helpful to utilize the educational materials provided in this study with various clinical cases.

Keyword

Patient safety; Nursing faculty; Professional competence; Education; Web-based intervention