Date
11-13-2024
Department
School of Nursing
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Chair
Cynthia Goodrich
Keywords
electroconvulsive therapy, behavioral health, psychiatry, attitudes, knowledge
Disciplines
Nursing
Recommended Citation
Marshall, Nicole A., "Evidence-Based Project to Improve Staff’s Knowledge and Attitude Toward Electroconvulsive Therapy" (2024). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 6141.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/6141
Abstract
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe and effective treatment for depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, catatonia, schizoaffective disorder, and neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Barriers to the use of ECT are misinformation and stigma among healthcare workers and limited access to the treatment. The clinical question for this scholarly project was, “In adult psychiatry and operating room staff at a multisystem hospital located in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States, improve knowledge and attitudes toward ECT?” After a brief educational PowerPoint presentation on ECT with the adult psychiatry and operating room staff, staff knowledge rose from 66% to 72% within the QuAKE tool. The staff’s attitudes improved from 85% positive to 91% positive overall. Increased knowledge of ECT is correlated with an increased positive attitude toward ECT. Education on the procedure should be provided to staff who have patients undergoing ECT.
