Title of Submission
Staff Injury Prevention Through Dementia Patient-Centered Care Education
Degree Program
Nursing, DNP
Major Advisor Name
Sara Ahten
Type of Submission
Scholarly Poster
Abstract
Problem Description
In the hospital, clinicians are getting injured caring for dementia patients.
Intervention
Clinicians received one session focused on dementia knowledge, communication skills and interventions to care for dementia patients.
Results
Before and after comparison demonstrated dementia knowledge increased by ~20%; communication increased by ~7%; and use of interventions increased by ~5%.
Conclusion
Dementia education showed an increase in clinician self-efficacy in providing care to the dementia patient which may lead to a reduction in clinician injuries. Further analysis needed to determine if more than one or longer sessions would improve the clinicians’ communication skills and use of interventions.