Development of Professional Nurse Competency in Screening Patients with Stroke Disease, Siriraj Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Abstract

The objectives of this study were 1) to compare professional nurses' knowledge about screening stroke patients before and after the experiment, and 2) to compare the screening skills of stroke disease patients of professional nurses at Siriraj Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, before and after the experiment. By using the theory of knowledge and behavior as a conceptual framework for the research. The study methodology was quasi-experimental research. The study population was 27 professional nurses from the Accident and Emergency unit of Kanchanabhisek Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, and selected by purposive sampling. The study instrument was a questionnaire. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Paired t-test
The study results revealed that 1) knowledge about screening stroke patients in the sample group after the experiment was higher than before the experiment at a statistically significant level of.01. Before the experiment, the sample group had the most knowledge at a moderate level (81.48 %). After the experiment, the sample group had the most knowledge at a high level (85.19 %). 2) The screening skills of stroke disease patients of the sample group after the experiment were higher than before at a statistically significant level of.01. Before the experiment, the skills of screening stroke patients were at a moderate level (92.59%). After the experiment, the skills of screening stroke patients were at a high level (88.89%).