Nursing empowerment by simulation in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy short‑time complication control: Protocol study
نویسندگان
1 The Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2 Cancer Control Research Center, Cancer Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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4 Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is one of the most suitable methodsfor long‑term nutritional support. In this study, the empowerment of intensive care nurses is examinedby a simulation technique to control the short‑term complications of PEG.METHODS: A two‑group clinical trial study will be conducted on eighty intensive care nurses ina teaching hospital in Tehran. The study participants will be randomly assigned to one of the twocontrol and intervention groups based on the inclusion criteria. A pretest will be given to both groupsusing a researcher‑made tool. Then, the empowerment package developed by the researcher willbe provided to the intervention group in two stages. Next, a posttest will be administered. After thisstage, patients’ complications with PEG will be observed using a researcher‑made checklist. Nurses’performances in both control and intervention groups will be evaluated in terms of preventing andcontrolling short‑term complications up to 1 week after PEG insertion. All of the data collected in thisresearch will be analyzed with statistic tests such as independent t‑test, standard deviation, T pair,ANOVA, and mean based on the SPSS 16 software.RESULTS: At present, the research team is designing an empowerment package for nurses andtools needed to evaluate the nurses’ empowerment.CONCLUSION: This study will attempt to design and evaluate the empowerment package of graduatenurses with a cognitive empowerment approach and using a simulation technique to care for patientswith PEG and to control their short‑term complications.
