A nurse led educational intervention to enhance nurses’ knowledge and compliance in fall risk assessment in acute medical wards.

Completed

• Conditions: Fall risk in hospital; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000035426
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Malaya

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-01-18
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 130

Inclusion Criteria

Registered nurses who had undergone 3 years nursing training and obtained Diploma in Nursing and registered with the Nursing Board of Malaysia.
- Registered nurses currently working in the designated ward during study period.

Exclusion Criteria

- Registered nurses who were on confinement leave, no pay leave or study leave for more than 1 month during the study period.
- Registered nurses who were undergoing post basic training during the study period.
- Registered nurses who had previously attended a fall workshop.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To investigate the effect of education on nurses’ knowledge in fall risk assessment in acute medical wards in a general hospital.<br><br>The nurses' knowledge was assess by using a test questionnaire designed specifically for this study.[Baseline before intervention, then 6 weeks post intervention completion.];To investigate the effect of education on nurses’ compliance in fall risk assessment in acute medical wards in a general hospital.<br><br>The nurses' compliance was assess by using a test questionnaire designed specifically for this study.[Baseline before intervention, then 6 weeks post intervention completion.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To determine the level of compliance in fall assessment among staff nurses in the medical wards before and after implementation of a nurse-led education intervention. <br><br>The the level of compliance in fall assessment among staff nurses was assess by using hospital records.[Baseline before intervention, then 6 weeks post intervention completion.]