Foundation doctor knowledge of wounds and dressings is improved by a simple intervention: An audit cycle-based quality improvement study.
| Autor: | Catton H; Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, UK., Geoghegan L; Academic Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK., Goss AJ; Royal Free NHS Trust, London, UK., Adami RZ; Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK., Rodrigues JN; Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, UK.; Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) [Ann Med Surg (Lond)] 2020 Jan 21; Vol. 51, pp. 24-27. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jan 21 (Print Publication: 2020). |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.01.004 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Many foundation year 1 and 2 doctors (FYs) have limited knowledge experience in wound management. Wound dressing formularies exist in many NHS Trusts, though awareness of and adherence to them by FYs is not known. This quality improvement study described baseline FY knowledge of wound management, and investigated whether this could be improved through educational intervention. Methods: A single-centre, prospective, baseline audit was conducted following local approval. This assessed knowledge of wound types and appropriate dressings alongside individual confidence providing wound care. The educational intervention involved the distribution of an ID-badge sized quick reference guide that could be attached to the FYs' lanyards, and an introduction to the formulary during routine teaching. The audit loop was closed by repeating the questionnaire. Results: Pre- (n = 43) and post- (n = 35) intervention questions were completed by FYs. The mean score post-intervention was significantly higher than the pre-intervention score across all knowledge questions (from 32% correct to 71% correct, p < 0.0001). There was no change in participant confidence, which remained low. Conclusion: FYs lack confidence and knowledge about wounds and dressings. The latter can be improved through a simple and practical educational intervention that could be deployed nationally. Competing Interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. (© 2020 The Author(s).) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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