"A Nursing Education Intervention in an Adult Inpatient Setting to Impr" by Brooklynn Jane Janke

Date

2-28-2025

Department

School of Nursing

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Chair

Vickie Moore

Keywords

pressure injury, nurse education, compliance, prevention, quality improvement

Disciplines

Nursing

Abstract

Pressure injuries can lead to life-threatening health complications for patients and cause physical, psychological, and financial stress to patients suffering from them. The literature review demonstrated that bedside nursing staff often have not received the appropriate education about pressure injury prevention and care. The literature review also revealed that nurses prefer to be educated one-on-one and peer-to-peer. Therefore, providing focused and frequent education on pressure injury prevention and improving nurses’ understanding of the importance of pressure injury prevention can improve the quality of care a nurse provides, and patients receive, thus reducing the number of health care-acquired pressure injuries. The purpose of this evidence- based practice project was to provide nurse education on the hospital sites AHC CP 3.2 Adult Skin Care Protocol to improve compliance with pressure injury prevention measures in a progressive care unit in a community hospital in Maryland. This quality improvement project used a quasi-experimental design with pre- and posttests provided to each participant before and after the educational intervention was performed. The nurse education intervention was presented at the progressive care unit’s monthly staff meeting and was provided in person to the staff individually and in small groups. The post-intervention results revealed a 37% increase in the staff’s overall comfort level in selecting the appropriate pressure injury prevention interventions and a 32% increase in the staff’s confidence in knowing and implementing the AHC CP 3.2 Adult Skin Care Protocol. Additionally, nurses and nursing assistants demonstrated an increased knowledge level of selecting the appropriate pressure injury prevention interventions, as evidenced by an overall increase in scores from the pretest to the posttest.

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