Nurses' Empowerment in Self-Care Education to Stroke Patients : An Action Research Study

BACKGROUND: Self-care needs are major problems among stroke patients. Nurses can support them through interventions such as education, a change in their attitude and emphasis on their remaining abilities. However, research has shown some weak points in the quality of care given to these patients. So...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of community based nursing and midwifery. - 2014. - 4(2016), 4 vom: 28. Okt., Seite 329-338
1. Verfasser: Aslani, Zahra Ms (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Alimohammadi, Nasrollah PhD, Taleghani, Fariba PhD, Khorasani, Parvaneh PhD
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:International journal of community based nursing and midwifery
Schlagworte:Journal Article Empowerment Nursing Self-care Stroke Action research
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Zusammenfassung:BACKGROUND: Self-care needs are major problems among stroke patients. Nurses can support them through interventions such as education, a change in their attitude and emphasis on their remaining abilities. However, research has shown some weak points in the quality of care given to these patients. So the aim of this study was to improve the nurses' practice in self-care education to stroke patients
METHODS: The findings of evaluation phase showed that during action research, approaching the nurses' empowerment in self-care education to stroke patients has been set in motion. The nursing practice improvement, knowledge based practice, nurses' attitude change, ability to respond against routinization, and motivation promotion emphasize the success of change process. Facilitators and barriers of educating patients are acknowledged by the participants as a factor influencing the continuation of change
RESULTS: The lack of nurses' educating performance skills was overcome using action research and changes were made to improve the performance of nurses
CONCLUSIONS: The lack of nurses' educating performance skills was overcome using action research and changes were made to improve the performance of nurses
Beschreibung:Date Revised 01.10.2020
published: Print
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:2322-2476