Nurses' continuing vocational training Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group:
Nurses participated in eLearning course. Nurses receive needs-based education. eLearning course was built up using the Moodle platform and includes following six main themes relate
Sponsors
European Commission (Belgium)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Ward eligibility criteria: 1. Closed acute psychiatric inpatient wards 2. Practicing seclusion and restraint 3. Not involved in on-going or planned seclusion/restraint research or development projects Participant eligibility criteria: 1. On the wards registered nurse (permanent position psychiatric nurses/mental health nurses, long term substitute psychiatric nurses/mental health nurses, practical nurses, head nurses and deputy head nurses) 2. Aged over 18 years, either sex 3. Fluent understanding of Finnish language
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Unable to use the Finnish language
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Nurses' knowledge related to patients? rights and seclusion and restraint practices, measured at baseline (BL), 3 and 9 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Nurses' attitudes related to seclusion and restraint practices (Attitudes Scale), measured at BL, 3 and 6 months 2. Nurses' attitudes related to mental illness (CAMI 2007), measured at BL, 3 and 6 months. 3. Nurses' general efficacy (General Self-Efficacy Scale) and job satisfaction (Job Diagnostic Survey, job satisfaction), measured at BL, 3 and 6 months 4. Seclusion and restraint incidents and length (Hospital Data Base) on the ward, measured at BL, 3, 6 and 12 months 5. Costs of the continuing vocational education (eLearning course and traditional method/education sessions; time, travel and deputy staff costs) | — |
Countries
Finland
Outcome results
None listed