Validation of an instrument to assess nurses’ level of knowledge on the prevention and treatment of individuals with venous ulcers

Objective. Validating an instrument to assess nurse knowledge related to preventing and treating individuals with venous ulcer (VU) Methods. This is an exploratory study, conducted with 78 primary health care nurses. These professionals answered the questionnaire with twelve items pertaining to kn...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alana Tamar Oliveira de Sousa, Nilton Soares Formiga, Simone Helena dos Santos Oliveira, Gilson de Vasconcelos Torres, Marta Miriam Lopes Costa, Maria Júlia Guimarães Oliveira Soares
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Universidad de Antioquia 2016
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/07803b3e62d04854975d5a96b2216099
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:07803b3e62d04854975d5a96b2216099
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:07803b3e62d04854975d5a96b22160992021-11-29T16:56:58ZValidation of an instrument to assess nurses’ level of knowledge on the prevention and treatment of individuals with venous ulcers2216-0280https://doaj.org/article/07803b3e62d04854975d5a96b22160992016-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/iee/article/view/325697https://doaj.org/toc/2216-0280Objective. Validating an instrument to assess nurse knowledge related to preventing and treating individuals with venous ulcer (VU) Methods. This is an exploratory study, conducted with 78 primary health care nurses. These professionals answered the questionnaire with twelve items pertaining to knowing and doing while addressing the person with VU. SPSS for Windows, version 21.0, with descriptive analyses and Pearson correlation was used for data analysis. Results. The measurement of questionnaire reliability, from Cronbach’s alpha, revealed in the Theoretical Knowledge Domain (TKD), 0.88 alpha, and in the Practical Knowledge Domain (PKD), 0.70 alpha, indicators that guaranteed reliability of such a measurement for the extracted sample. With regard to the correlation between TKD and PKD and Nursing Care to the Person with VU, those were significant and strong in almost all items. The bi-factorial model, with theoretical and practical domains, is what best explains the nurse assistance for the person with VU. The nurse that knows one or both domains in treating wounds, probably, will allow for greater dominance over VU and in assisting the person with VU. Conclusion. The validated version showed reliability, enabling thus the other professionals to tailor the same methodology to other topics, identifying the ramifications of knowing and doing and, thereby,strengthening gaps in the Nursing Education area.   How to cite this article: Sousa ATO, Formiga NS, Oliveira SHS, Torres GVT, Costa MML, Soares MJGO. Validating an instrument to assess nurse knowledge related to preventing and treating individuals with venous ulcer. Invest. Educ. Enferm. 2016; 34(3): 433-443Alana Tamar Oliveira de SousaNilton Soares FormigaSimone Helena dos Santos OliveiraGilson de Vasconcelos TorresMarta Miriam Lopes CostaMaria Júlia Guimarães Oliveira SoaresUniversidad de Antioquiaarticleeducationnursingleg ulcerpatient caresurveys and questionnairesvaricose ulcer.NursingRT1-120ENInvestigación y Educación en Enfermería, Vol 34, Iss 3 (2016)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic education
nursing
leg ulcer
patient care
surveys and questionnaires
varicose ulcer.
Nursing
RT1-120
spellingShingle education
nursing
leg ulcer
patient care
surveys and questionnaires
varicose ulcer.
Nursing
RT1-120
Alana Tamar Oliveira de Sousa
Nilton Soares Formiga
Simone Helena dos Santos Oliveira
Gilson de Vasconcelos Torres
Marta Miriam Lopes Costa
Maria Júlia Guimarães Oliveira Soares
Validation of an instrument to assess nurses’ level of knowledge on the prevention and treatment of individuals with venous ulcers
description Objective. Validating an instrument to assess nurse knowledge related to preventing and treating individuals with venous ulcer (VU) Methods. This is an exploratory study, conducted with 78 primary health care nurses. These professionals answered the questionnaire with twelve items pertaining to knowing and doing while addressing the person with VU. SPSS for Windows, version 21.0, with descriptive analyses and Pearson correlation was used for data analysis. Results. The measurement of questionnaire reliability, from Cronbach’s alpha, revealed in the Theoretical Knowledge Domain (TKD), 0.88 alpha, and in the Practical Knowledge Domain (PKD), 0.70 alpha, indicators that guaranteed reliability of such a measurement for the extracted sample. With regard to the correlation between TKD and PKD and Nursing Care to the Person with VU, those were significant and strong in almost all items. The bi-factorial model, with theoretical and practical domains, is what best explains the nurse assistance for the person with VU. The nurse that knows one or both domains in treating wounds, probably, will allow for greater dominance over VU and in assisting the person with VU. Conclusion. The validated version showed reliability, enabling thus the other professionals to tailor the same methodology to other topics, identifying the ramifications of knowing and doing and, thereby,strengthening gaps in the Nursing Education area.   How to cite this article: Sousa ATO, Formiga NS, Oliveira SHS, Torres GVT, Costa MML, Soares MJGO. Validating an instrument to assess nurse knowledge related to preventing and treating individuals with venous ulcer. Invest. Educ. Enferm. 2016; 34(3): 433-443
format article
author Alana Tamar Oliveira de Sousa
Nilton Soares Formiga
Simone Helena dos Santos Oliveira
Gilson de Vasconcelos Torres
Marta Miriam Lopes Costa
Maria Júlia Guimarães Oliveira Soares
author_facet Alana Tamar Oliveira de Sousa
Nilton Soares Formiga
Simone Helena dos Santos Oliveira
Gilson de Vasconcelos Torres
Marta Miriam Lopes Costa
Maria Júlia Guimarães Oliveira Soares
author_sort Alana Tamar Oliveira de Sousa
title Validation of an instrument to assess nurses’ level of knowledge on the prevention and treatment of individuals with venous ulcers
title_short Validation of an instrument to assess nurses’ level of knowledge on the prevention and treatment of individuals with venous ulcers
title_full Validation of an instrument to assess nurses’ level of knowledge on the prevention and treatment of individuals with venous ulcers
title_fullStr Validation of an instrument to assess nurses’ level of knowledge on the prevention and treatment of individuals with venous ulcers
title_full_unstemmed Validation of an instrument to assess nurses’ level of knowledge on the prevention and treatment of individuals with venous ulcers
title_sort validation of an instrument to assess nurses’ level of knowledge on the prevention and treatment of individuals with venous ulcers
publisher Universidad de Antioquia
publishDate 2016
url https://doaj.org/article/07803b3e62d04854975d5a96b2216099
work_keys_str_mv AT alanatamaroliveiradesousa validationofaninstrumenttoassessnurseslevelofknowledgeonthepreventionandtreatmentofindividualswithvenousulcers
AT niltonsoaresformiga validationofaninstrumenttoassessnurseslevelofknowledgeonthepreventionandtreatmentofindividualswithvenousulcers
AT simonehelenadossantosoliveira validationofaninstrumenttoassessnurseslevelofknowledgeonthepreventionandtreatmentofindividualswithvenousulcers
AT gilsondevasconcelostorres validationofaninstrumenttoassessnurseslevelofknowledgeonthepreventionandtreatmentofindividualswithvenousulcers
AT martamiriamlopescosta validationofaninstrumenttoassessnurseslevelofknowledgeonthepreventionandtreatmentofindividualswithvenousulcers
AT mariajuliaguimaraesoliveirasoares validationofaninstrumenttoassessnurseslevelofknowledgeonthepreventionandtreatmentofindividualswithvenousulcers
_version_ 1718407205619761152