College

College of Health Sciences

Department

Nursing

Program

DNP-Advanced Practice

Publication Date

4-2021

DOI

10.25883/7rvy-ce59

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this project was to assess the knowledge, comfortability, and ability to communicate with confidence, along with the usage of communication tools, among Med/Surg RNs r/t to ACP before & after participation in an ACP educational webinar.

Aims: To evaluate whether the knowledge, comfortability, ability to communicate, including usage of communication tools, and confidence among medical-surgical registered nurses related to ACP improves following participation in an ACP educational webinar.

Research Questions/Hypotheses: RQ1: Will there be a significant difference before & after an ACP educational webinar r/t: knowledge, comfortability, ability to communicate with confidence, & the usage of ACP communication tools?

RQ2: Is there a significant correlation between the demographics of registered nurses & their knowledge, comfortability, & ability to communicate with confidence, along with utilization of ACP communication tools?

Significance: Findings of this project have improved nurse’s knowledge, comfortability, & ability to communicate with confidence and usage of communication tools of ACP.

Methods: The online educational webinar was offered to RNs on a Med/Surg unit of an acute care facility. Participants included RNs 18 years of age & over with varying demographic characteristics, educational backgrounds, & years of experience. Participants completed a Pre-Educational Survey, online educational webinar/training, & Post-Educational Survey.

Findings: Analyses includes descriptive statistics, correlations, & paired t-test to identify & compare pre & post educational surveys of an ACP educational webinar. Nurses’ ACP knowledge, comfortability, ability to communicate with confidence, along with the use of communication tools improved following their participation in an ACP educational webinar (increase in all variables (p=0.001)).

Discussion: Findings from this project have & will improve nurse’s knowledge, comfortability, & ability to communicate with confidence & usage of communication tools of ACP.

Keywords

Advance care planning

Disciplines

Perioperative, Operating Room and Surgical Nursing

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Educating Registered Nurses (RNs) to Improve Knowledge, Comfortability & Ability of Communication in Advance Care Planning (ACP)


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