Feasibility of a case-based educational intervention focusing on prevention of blood and body fluid exposure among nursing students

Abstract

Purpose: There was a relative lack of research regarding case-based educational interventions to improve blood and body fluid exposure prevention practice among nursing students. This study aims to develop and test the feasibility of a case-based educational intervention program and its effects with the expectation of improving students’ knowledge, attitude and practice of preventing blood and body fluid exposure at Nam Dinh University of Nursing. Method: This study employed a one-group pre-posttest design. Convenience sampling was used to recruit through the target population to obtain 35 nursing students. Students’ blood and body fluid exposure prevention knowledge questionnaire and Students’ self-reported exposure prevention behavior scale were used to collect data at three-time points. The case-based educational intervention was adapted from the intervention program by Thai et al. and intensively reviewed relevant literature about educational intervention studies in the prevention of fluid and blood exposure. Results: The fndings revealed that the participants were recruited smoothly and attended completed intervention sessions with positive feedback. We found signifcant positive changes in students’ knowledge, attitude and practice of preventing blood and body fluid exposure after receiving the intervention. Conclusion: The results provide evidence that the case-based educational intervention was feasible and of beneft to nursing students.