Overview
This study aims to: 1) develop an evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program on surgical smoke, and 2) investigate the effectiveness of the "evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program" on operating room nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors concerning the hazards of surgical smoke.
The research questions of this study are as follows:
What are the levels of knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors regarding surgical smoke hazards among operating room nurses?
What is the effect of an "evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program" on operating room nurses' knowledge of surgical smoke hazards?
What is the effect of an "evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program" on operating room nurses' attitudes toward surgical smoke hazards?
What is the effect of an "evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program" on operating room nurses' preventive behaviors regarding surgical smoke hazards? The experimental group received the "evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program on surgical smoke," while the control group received the conventional training on surgical smoke. Measurements were taken three times: a pretest, a post-test one week after the course, and a follow-up test four weeks later. The research tools included a self-designed questionnaire that included scales on knowledge, attitudes toward surgical smoke, and self-protective behaviors.
Description
To avoid cross-contamination during the research process, participants in the experimental and control groups were recruited from different hospitals. After obtaining approval from administrative supervisors at a regional hospital and a medical center in southern Taiwan, the researcher explained the study purpose and procedures to interested nurses and obtained their informed consent in writing.
- If you work at Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, you will be assigned to the experimental group and will receive a four-week multi-strategy evidence-based educational training program on surgical smoke.
- If you work at Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, you will be assigned to the control group and will receive a four-week standard in-service training on surgical smoke provided by the hospital.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Operating room nurses who have been formally employed for more than three months.
- Willing to participate in the study and sign the informed consent form.
- Possess a mobile phone or computer with internet access. -
Exclusion Criteria:
- Operating room nurses who are in training, internship, part-time student positions, or currently on parental leave.