Effectiveness of a foot care education program on attitudes and behaviors of staff nurses.
J Contin Educ Nurs
; 21(4): 177-81, 1990.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2116465
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to determine differences in nurse attitude and clinical practice following a foot care education program. In a survey completed after the program, 23 nurses reported that they had less difficulty touching a smelly foot (p less than .02), that they would be less bothered by a foot with an odor (p less than .03), that they would have less difficulty touching an unsightly foot depicted in a slide (p less than .03), and that they felt less anger at patients who don't follow recommendations (p less than .03). The nurses also expressed more belief that patients quickly forget important information (p less than .03) and that if patients knew the effects of their poor health habits they would change (p less than .02). Ninety-one percent of the RN sample reported that their foot assessment and care practices had changed as a result of the program.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Education, Nursing, Continuing
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Foot
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Nursing Care
Type of study:
Evaluation_studies
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Guideline
/
Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
J Contin Educ Nurs
Year:
1990
Document type:
Article