Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul (Dec 2010)
Nurses and Nurse Managers Opinions about the Patient’s Training Barriers
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: One of the most important needs of patients is acquiring skills and attitude toward the disease and special care and it is unfortunate that many patients are not educated enough. The aim of this study was to identify the potential implementation barriers in the patient training program from the point of view of nurses and nurse managers of the hospitals affiliated to Babol University of medical sciences, Babol, Iran. METHODS: This cross sectional study was done on 150 nurses and nurse managers in the hospitals affiliated to Babol medical university from December 2008 to February 2009. Data were collected by a questionnaire including personal specifications and barriers to patients training and then statistical analyses were performed. FINDINGS: The most important barriers to the patient training program are as follows: lack of proportionality between the number of patients and number of nurses (77.3%), time pressure and excessive workload (65.8%), lack of attention and adequate support from the managers (60.7%). Meanwhile regarding to time pressure and excessive workload (p=0.008) and lack of proper environment and educational equipment in the hospital (p=0.002), nurse managers agreed with them more than nurses but about other training barriers, there was not difference between the opinions of nurses and nurse managers.CONCLUSION: According to the results of this study, the most important training barriers to patient were lack of proportionality between the number of patients and number of nurses, time pressure and excessive workload and lack of suitable educational environment in the hospitals, so proper planning should be considered and implemented by responsible persons.
