Nurses Education Using Virtual Social Network

NCT04789642 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: mansoura U
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Regardless of the method used to measure BP, initial and ongoing training of technicians and healthcare providers and the use of validated and calibrated devices are critical for obtaining accurate BP measurements.

Conditions

Blood Pressure Determination; Continuing Nursing Education; Education, Distance

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• change in blood pressure measurement skill score

  ). It consists of nine parts. Part one focuses on participants' ability to correctly identify the Korotkoff soundsParts two to nine will focus on measurement steps and a scoring system will be applied by adding 1 point to each correct practice, and 0 point to each wrong practice

  will be measured at baseline and at the end of study (after 1 month)

• change in Blood Pressure Measurement Knowledge score

  It consists of five sections. Section one focuses on demographic information , Section two to five focus on questions related to background knowledge, measurement technique, cuff size and arm position of the patient, palpation to identify systolic pressure. A scoring system will be applied by adding 1 point to each correct answer, and 0 point to each wrong answer.

  will be measured at baseline and at the end of the study (after 1 month)

Study Arms (2)

study group

EXPERIMENTAL

A social group will be created on whatsapp for subjects of the intervention group and they will receive education about blood pressure measurement guidelines in 24 sessions, once per day in the form of text, image and video clips. In addition to British and Irish Hypertension Society (BIHS) blood pressure measurement auscultatory tutorials.

Other: blood pressure measurement whatsapp educational program

control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will not receive any intervention only their routine education that is provided by the continuous staff development team of the hospital.

Interventions

blood pressure measurement whatsapp educational program OTHER

educational

study group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Only permanent staff nurses working in the two cardiac units.
• Nurses of both sexes .
• Nurses who use a smart phone or any other digital device with the ability to install the social network of whatsapp.

You may not qualify if:

• Inaccessibility to wireless net work
• Unwillingness to participate in study
• Failure to fill pretest questionnaire

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mansoura University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Nursing Mansoura University

Al Mansurah, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Elzeky MEH, Shahine NFM. Effects of an educational program using a virtual social network on nurses' knowledge and performance of blood pressure measurement: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Nurs. 2022 Dec 21;21(1):365. doi: 10.1186/s12912-022-01137-0.

  PMID: 36544166 DERIVED

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: lecturer, medical surgical nursing department, faculty of nursing, Mansoura university

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 4, 2021
• First Posted: March 9, 2021
• Study Start: March 15, 2021
• Primary Completion: May 15, 2021
• Study Completion: June 15, 2021
• Last Updated: September 1, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)