An educational programme to improve acute care nurses' knowledge, attitudes and family caregiver involvement in care of people with cognitive impairment

Abstract

Educational programmes are an effective means of improving nurses' knowledge and attitudes, but more research is required to explore the impact of such a programme on practice change and patient health-related outcomes including incidence of delirium, length of hospital stay and hospital-acquired complications.

Nurses’ knowledge and attitudes about dementia care: Systematic literature review

“…Training programs were found to significantly enhance nurse's knowledge and confidence in the provision of dementia care . Positive attitude changes were reported by nurses, as they perceived that educational programs advanced their knowledge about dementia care . Training programs included presentation, videos, activities, printed handouts and observation of clinical experiences, meeting, and workshops.…”

“…Sixteen studies were quantitative, one study was qualitative, and two studies utilized mixed methods . The qualitative study used content analysis to assess perspectives after implementing a training video.…”

“…Dementia care and community 51 mental health nurses were identified as having received previous training in treating PwD Sixteen studies were quantitative, 17,[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38] one study was qualitative, 39 and two studies utilized mixed methods. 40,41 The qualitative study used content analysis to assess perspectives after implementing a training video. Among the quantitative studies, seven were interventional, 25,26,30,32,[36][37][38] seven were descriptive, 24,[27][28][29]31,33,35 one was a randomized controlled trial, 17 and one was cross-sectional.…”

Qualitative evaluation of a delirium prevention and management programme

“…The educational programme (Kang, Moyle, Cooke, & O'Dwyer, 2016) consisted of two-one-and-a half-hour workshops in the 1st month and two fifty-minute ongoing support sessions in the 2nd and 3rd month.…”

“…This study reports on the qualitative evaluation of a 3‐month educational programme provided to South Korean registered nurses (RNs). The educational programme (Kang, Moyle, Cooke, & O'Dwyer, ) consisted of two‐one‐and‐a half‐hour workshops in the 1st month and two fifty‐minute ongoing support sessions in the 2nd and 3rd month. The educational programme focused on providing information about delirium prevention, assessment and management of hospitalised older adults with and without dementia.…”