英文摘要 |
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the education intervention on the nurses’ knowledge, attitude, and behavior of the use of physical restraints in the intensive care units (ICU). One hundred and sixty-seven nurses were recruited from six different adult ICUs a medical center in central Taiwan. Data were collected by a semi-structured questionnaire and a restrain recording table between December, 2000 and February, 2002. The initial data were collected before the education intervention. The first and the second post-intervention data were collected one week and ten months after the intervention, respectively. Data were analyzed by generalized estimating equation. The results showed that there were significant differences after the intervention in knowledge, attitude, and behavior. In the knowledge section, the first post-intervention test was 4.2 and the second post-intervention test was 3.4 points more than the pre-intervention test. In the attitude section, the first post-intervention test was 2.9 and the second post-intervention test was 1.4 points more than the pre-intervention test. In the of behavior section, the first post-intervention test was 0.3 times and the second post-intervention test was 0.6 times less than the pre-intervention test. The education intervention appeared to be effective and remained effective one year later. This continuous education program is recommended in the ICU to improve the quality of nursing care. |