TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhancing surgical nurses' patient education
T2 - Development and evaluation of an intervention
AU - O'Connor, Frederica W.
AU - Devine, Elizabeth C.
AU - Cook, Thomas D.
AU - Wenk, Virginia A.
AU - Curtin, Thomas R.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded in part by National Research Service Award (NRSA) predoctoral fellowship (F 31 NU05766) awarded to F.W. O’Connor, NRSA postdoctoral fellowship (F 32 NUO5644) awarded to E.C. Devine, Northwestern University Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research fellowships awarded to V.A. Wenk and T.R. Curtin; and Cook 8r Cook, Inc.
PY - 1990/8
Y1 - 1990/8
N2 - This research tested whether staff nurses could provide enhanced patient education and whether increases in education improved surgical patient outcomes A protocol for patient education was developed from earlier research. Then a multifocal intervention was implemented to motivate and teach staff nurses and to increase structural support for patient education. Following the intervention, patients reported receiving more preoperative information and psychosocial support, but not skills training. These increases occurred without measurable opportunity costs in other areas of nurses' work and generalized to nontargeted patient groups. Concomitantly, patients experienced shortened postoperative hospital stays and decreased use of anti-emetics/sedatives and hypnotics, demonstrating the clinical effectiveness of the increased education.
AB - This research tested whether staff nurses could provide enhanced patient education and whether increases in education improved surgical patient outcomes A protocol for patient education was developed from earlier research. Then a multifocal intervention was implemented to motivate and teach staff nurses and to increase structural support for patient education. Following the intervention, patients reported receiving more preoperative information and psychosocial support, but not skills training. These increases occurred without measurable opportunity costs in other areas of nurses' work and generalized to nontargeted patient groups. Concomitantly, patients experienced shortened postoperative hospital stays and decreased use of anti-emetics/sedatives and hypnotics, demonstrating the clinical effectiveness of the increased education.
KW - Implementation of new practices
KW - Pre-operative education
KW - Surgery
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U2 - 10.1016/0738-3991(90)90040-R
DO - 10.1016/0738-3991(90)90040-R
M3 - Article
C2 - 1705346
AN - SCOPUS:0025296030
SN - 0738-3991
VL - 16
SP - 7
EP - 20
JO - Patient Education and Counseling
JF - Patient Education and Counseling
IS - 1
ER -