Application of clinical pathway in clinical teaching for on-the-job training nursing staff in neurosurgery department

Abstract

Objective To explore the application effect of clinical pathway in clinical teaching for on -the-job training nursing staff in neurosurgery department .Methods Thirty-six nurses who accepted on-the-job training from March 2009 to December 2010 were selected as control group , and thirty-six nurses who accepted on-the-job training from March 2011 to December 2012 were selected as observation group .The traditional teaching method was used in the control group , and the teaching method of clinical pathway was used in the observation group .All nurses were trained for three months , who took the relevant exams on theory and operation at the end of each month , in order to evaluate their learning quality at each stage of learning .Nurse ’ s satisfaction with teaching was evaluated at the end of the on-the-job training .Results The score of theoretical knowledge, nursing operations and comprehensive quality ability was （93.51 ±177;4.61）, （93.46 ±177;2.94） and （91.57 ±177;3.71） in the observation group, respectively, and （91.07 ±177;3.88）, （91.29 ±177;2.87） and （88.44 ±177; 4.28） in the control group, respectively, and the differences were statistically significant （t=2.435, 3.173, 3.319, respectively;P＜0.05）.Nurse’s satisfaction with teaching was 100.00%（36/36） in the observation group and 83.33%（ 30/36 ） in the control group, with statistically significant difference （ P ＜0.05 ）. Conclusions Application of clinical pathway in clinical teaching for on-the-job training nursing staff can improve the quality of clinical teaching , mobilize the initiative and enthusiasm of teachers and nurses , and improve nurse ’ s satisfaction with teaching . Key words: Clinical pathway; Education,professional,retraining; Neurosurgery department; Nursing advanced education