Management of hypothermia: impact of lecture-based interactive workshops on training of pediatric nurses

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 May;28(5):455-9. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318253573d.

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the efficacy of interactive workshop on the management of hypothermia and its impact on pediatric nurses' training. This is a pretest-to-posttest quasi-experimental descriptive study. Thirty pediatric nurses attended an interactive lecture-based interactive workshop on the management of hypothermia. Participants had to accept an invitation to the presentation before the training event. They completed the lecture, and a multiple-choice question test before and after the lecture was given. There was a significant improvement in mean test scores after the lecture when compared with those before the lecture (mean [SD], 15.5 [1.3] vs 5.0 [1.7], P < 0.001). The information gained in this study will be valuable as a baseline for further research and help guide improvements in the management of hypothermia with the ultimate goal of enhancing safe and quality patient care.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Body Temperature
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disease Management*
  • Education, Nursing, Continuing / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypothermia / therapy*
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Nurses
  • Pediatric Nursing / education*
  • Practice Patterns, Nurses' / standards*
  • Turkey
  • Young Adult