Construction and effects of orthopedic specialized nurse studio

Abstract

Objective To explore the construction method and the effects of the orthopedic specialized nurse studio. Methods The orthopedic specialized nurse studio included 4 working groups, which were intravenous therapy group, wound care group, chronic diseases management group and perioperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) management group. Each group were assigned 1 team leader and 10 to 12 team members. Nursing training, management and research were carried out. The professional competency of orthopedic nursing staff and the nursing quality were compared before (January to December 2016) and after (January to December 2017) the construction of the studio. Results The scores of theoretical assessment, specialized nurses' performance and nursing quality in 2017 were (97.76±4.09) , (82.25±6.60) and (99.06±0.91) respectively, which were higher than those of the same period in 2016. The differences were statistically significant (t=2.169, 3.327, 2.129; P<0.05) . Conclusions The establish of the orthopedic specialized nurse studio can enhance the growth of specialized nursing team, improve the nursing quality and promote the development of multi-disciplinary integration. Key words: Hospital, orthopedics; Specialized nurse; Venous thromboembolism; Intravenous therapy; Wound care; Chronic disease management