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dc.contributor.authorBird, Annette
dc.contributor.authorWallis, Marianne
dc.contributor.authorChaboyer, Wendy
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:03:08Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:03:08Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2010-06-07T08:16:02Z
dc.identifier.issn1322-7696
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.colegn.2009.03.004
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/30441
dc.description.abstractBackground: Despite epidural analgesia increasingly being utilized in hospitals, very little research-based evidence is available about registered nurses' (RNs) and midwives' knowledge of this technique. Objective: To describe the current epidural knowledge levels of RNs and midwives in a multi-site setting. Method: RNs and midwives at four, regional teaching facilities completed an epidural knowledge test. The instrument included demographic items and five knowledge subscales relating to epidural analgesia: spinal cord anatomy and physiology; epidural pharmacology; complications of epidural analgesia; assessment of sensory and motor blockade and the general management of patients with epidural analgesia. Results: A total of 408 (99.7% response) RNs and midwives completed the test. Respondents demonstrated good knowledge of sensory and motor blockade assessment and the general management of epidural analgesia subscales with correct responses to 75 and 77% of the questions in these subscales, respectively. Fair knowledge relating to the spinal cord anatomy and physiology subscale was demonstrated with 69% of the questions answered correctly. The knowledge subscales relating to epidural pharmacology (57% correct responses) and the complications of epidural analgesia (56% correct responses) were problematic for the sample. Conclusion: The research results provide generalizable information about what RNs and midwives know about epidural analgesia. These results are an important guide in the development of new and existing dedicated epidural education programs. The results also provide some direction for further research into this important topic.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationY
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom193
dc.relation.ispartofpageto200
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalCollegian
dc.relation.ispartofvolume16
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAcute care
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420501
dc.titleRegistered nurses’ and midwives’ knowledge of epidural analgesia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2009 Royal College of Nursing, Australia. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2009
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gro.griffith.authorChaboyer, Wendy


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