Effects of evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing skill training program for community nurses based on Kirkpatrick Model

Abstract

Objective To develop the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) nursing skill training program for community nurses and to evaluate its effects based on Kirkpatrick Model. Methods Totally 83 community nurses from 2 districts of Hangzhou between April and August 2017 were selected using convenient sampling and divided into the control group (n=42) and the observation group (n=41) . Community nurses in the control group received conventional training, while community nurses received TCM nursing skill training, and its effects were evaluated in terms of reaction, learning, behavior and result layers based on Kirkpatrick Model. Results There was no statistically significant difference in general information and student analysis data between the two groups (P>0.05) . The attendance rates of both groups were above 85% after the training, and the total satisfaction, theoretical performance of TCM and skill examination of the observation group scored (95.05±5.32) , (79.90± 6.03) and (88.52±2.47) , respectively. The scores of self-evaluated behavior and others-evaluated behavior were (44.75±3.58) and (40.15±2.85) ; and patients' satisfaction score was (95.35±3.61) , higher than that of the control group (P 0.05) ]. Conclusions The TCM nursing skill training program can benefit community nurses in terms of reaction, learning, behavior and result layers, which is worth promoting in clinical practice. Key words: In-service training; Nursing education; Community nurses; Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) nursing skills; Kirkpatrick Model