Zaragoza-García I, Pérez-García S, Orellana-Miguel MDLÁ, Posé-Becerra C, Goñi-Olangua MA. The effectiveness of an online training program in a nursing unit: extraction of blood cultures.
Rev Esc Enferm USP 2019;
53:e03531. [PMID:
31800822 DOI:
10.1590/s1980-220x2018040003531]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To assess the effectiveness of an online training platform for procedures among nurses in an internal medicine unit to reduce the number of contaminated blood cultures.
METHOD
This was a quasi-experimental pre-post intervention parallel group study. The sample consisted of internal medicine nurses in a tertiary hospital who participated in an online training program about blood culture extraction technique. Knowledge about the technique was measured pre- and post-intervention. Additionally, the study compared the number of blood cultures taken 6 months before and 3 months after the intervention.
RESULTS
Forty-eight nurses participated. Pre-intervention knowledge was homogeneous among both groups, improving significantly after the online training program (p=0.0001). The blood cultures taken prior to the training showed contamination levels above international standards; post-intervention, contamination levels fell by up to 3% in the intervention group.
CONCLUSION
The educational intervention using the digital platform increased knowledge about the procedure and its application in clinical practice.
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