Abstract:
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in both developing and developed countries, resulting disability. However, most emergency nurses lack knowledge about assessing the symptoms of mTBI and taking care of the mTBI patient. Therefore, this study aims to enhance the knowledge of emergency department (ED) nurses about concussion/mTBI through the HEADS UP Concussion Educational Program (HUCEP). A quasi-experimental one-group pretest - posttest study was conducted using a convenience sample of 180 emergency nurses working at three general hospitals in the Hail region of Saudi Arabia. The researcher employed a multiple-choice exam to assess nurses' knowledge about assessing the symptoms of mTBI for patients in the ED. The paired sample t-test was used to compare the pre - test to post-test scores. Fifty-one nurses (28%) completed the pretest, and scores ranged from 30% to 90%, with a mean score of 61.96%. Thirty-seven percent of the nurses scored 50% or less on the pretest, 55% scored 60-80%, and 8% scored >90%. Twenty-eight nurses (15%) completed the post-test with a range of 40% to 100% and a mean score of 78.2%. Seven percent of the nurses scored 50% or less on the posttest, 57% scored 60-80%, and 36% scored >90%.There is a lack of knowledge in the ED about the nursing care of mTBI patients. ED nurses need to be familiar with symptoms and current recommendations for treatment, as well as confident in providing evidence-based patient education. The HUCEP educational program achieved its primary purpose of increasing nurses' knowledge of mTBI and trusting them with care.
Page(s):
2150-2155
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Bioscience Research, Volume: 19, Issue: 4, Year: 2022
Keywords:
Concussion Educational Program
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Hail
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Mild traumatic brain injury
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emergency nurses
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Saudi Arabi