The Impact of an Educational Programme on Jordanian Intensive Care Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Regarding Delirium and their Levels of Self Efficacy: A Quasi Experimental Design

Fadwa Alhalaiqa, Rami Masa’Deh, Omar Al Omari, Atef Shawashreh, Anas H. Khalifeh, Richard Gray

Abstract


Background: Delirium is a common problem among patients in Intensive Care Units (ICUs); however, it remains underdiagnosed. We aimed to determine the impact of a nursing education program on Jordanian nurses’ knowledge, practice, attitudes, self‑efficacy, and ability to detect delirium among ICU patients.

Materials and Methods: We conducted a nonequivalent, quasi‑experimental design from January 2019 to January 2020. A total of 175 nurses who work in an ICU were included at the baseline and divided into two groups: (1) intervention (86 nurses), who received education for 6 hours each day across two different days and (2) a control group (89 nurses), who maintained their usual routine of care. Data were collected by means of a booklet of questionnaires about the nurses’ knowledge and practice, attitudes, and self‑efficacy.

Results: Data from 160 nurses were included in the analysis. The education program intervention (n = 81) significantly increased nurses’ knowledge and practice, positive attitudes, and self‑efficacy compared with the control group (n = 79, p < 0.001). In addition, nurses who received the educational intervention were able to detect more cases of delirium (28%, from a total of 51 patients) than the controls, who detected three (6.50%) out of a total of 31 patients (p = 0.003).

Conclusions: The ICU nurses who received the delirium‑focused educational program increased their knowledge and practice, positive attitudes, and their self‑efficacy; in addition, their ability to detect delirium was increased. The implementation of such a program is recommended for the health policymakers and stakeholders.



Keywords


Attitude, delirium, education, knowledge, intensive care units, self efficacy

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