Continuing nursing education: use of observational pain assessment tool for diagnosis and management of pain in critically ill patients following training through a social networking app versus lectures
Abstract Background Nursing staff training in using observational pain assessment tools is highly important to improve the assessment of pain. The present study was conducted to examine the effect of two different training methods (lectures vs. a social networking app) on the diagnosis and managemen...
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| description | Abstract Background Nursing staff training in using observational pain assessment tools is highly important to improve the assessment of pain. The present study was conducted to examine the effect of two different training methods (lectures vs. a social networking app) on the diagnosis and management of pain in mechanically-ventilated patients. Methods This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 70 nurses working in two Intensive Care Units (ICU) in Mashhad, Iran. The nurses were trained in the application of observational pain assessment tools by lectures or through a social networking app. Before and after the intervention, the nurses’ performance was evaluated in both groups using a checklist based on Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT). Results In the pre-intervention phase, the nurses’ performance scores in the domains of pain diagnosis and pain management were not significantly different between the two groups (P > 0.05). Following the intervention, the mean score of pain diagnosis was 82 ± 19 in the lecture group and 97 ± 8 in the social networking app group (P < 0.01), and the mean pain management scores were 30 ± 17 and 90 ± 18 (P < 0.01), respectively. Conclusion This study showed that learning through a social networking app led to improved diagnosis and management of pain in mechanically-ventilated patients when compared with lectures. Training through social networking applications can therefore be considered as a feasible instructional method for developing nurses’ pain management skills. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-692b465856374b53ac8d45d8c53210d02022-12-22T02:01:12ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202020-08-012011810.1186/s12909-020-02159-5Continuing nursing education: use of observational pain assessment tool for diagnosis and management of pain in critically ill patients following training through a social networking app versus lecturesKolsoum Deldar0Razieh Froutan1Alireza Sedaghat2Seyed Reza Mazlom3School of Paramedicine, Shahroud University of Medical SciencesNursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical SciencesLung Disease Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medicine SciencesNursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background Nursing staff training in using observational pain assessment tools is highly important to improve the assessment of pain. The present study was conducted to examine the effect of two different training methods (lectures vs. a social networking app) on the diagnosis and management of pain in mechanically-ventilated patients. Methods This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 70 nurses working in two Intensive Care Units (ICU) in Mashhad, Iran. The nurses were trained in the application of observational pain assessment tools by lectures or through a social networking app. Before and after the intervention, the nurses’ performance was evaluated in both groups using a checklist based on Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT). Results In the pre-intervention phase, the nurses’ performance scores in the domains of pain diagnosis and pain management were not significantly different between the two groups (P > 0.05). Following the intervention, the mean score of pain diagnosis was 82 ± 19 in the lecture group and 97 ± 8 in the social networking app group (P < 0.01), and the mean pain management scores were 30 ± 17 and 90 ± 18 (P < 0.01), respectively. Conclusion This study showed that learning through a social networking app led to improved diagnosis and management of pain in mechanically-ventilated patients when compared with lectures. Training through social networking applications can therefore be considered as a feasible instructional method for developing nurses’ pain management skills.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-020-02159-5Social networking appCritical-care pain observation toolNurseEducationIntensive care unitLectures |
| spellingShingle | Kolsoum Deldar Razieh Froutan Alireza Sedaghat Seyed Reza Mazlom Continuing nursing education: use of observational pain assessment tool for diagnosis and management of pain in critically ill patients following training through a social networking app versus lectures BMC Medical Education Social networking app Critical-care pain observation tool Nurse Education Intensive care unit Lectures |
| title | Continuing nursing education: use of observational pain assessment tool for diagnosis and management of pain in critically ill patients following training through a social networking app versus lectures |
| title_full | Continuing nursing education: use of observational pain assessment tool for diagnosis and management of pain in critically ill patients following training through a social networking app versus lectures |
| title_fullStr | Continuing nursing education: use of observational pain assessment tool for diagnosis and management of pain in critically ill patients following training through a social networking app versus lectures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Continuing nursing education: use of observational pain assessment tool for diagnosis and management of pain in critically ill patients following training through a social networking app versus lectures |
| title_short | Continuing nursing education: use of observational pain assessment tool for diagnosis and management of pain in critically ill patients following training through a social networking app versus lectures |
| title_sort | continuing nursing education use of observational pain assessment tool for diagnosis and management of pain in critically ill patients following training through a social networking app versus lectures |
| topic | Social networking app Critical-care pain observation tool Nurse Education Intensive care unit Lectures |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-020-02159-5 |
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