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IDENTIFYING TRAINING NEEDS FOR FUTURE NURSES NECESSARY TO DELIVER OPTIMAL POST STROKE INPATIENT CARE
Abstract
Background and Aims
The vast majority of the Sri Lankan Nursing workforce is produced by the state Nurses training schools. They follow the same curriculum and training. Nurses are the main health group that engage in post-stroke care. However multiple concerns have been raised on the inadequacies in training that nurses receive on post-stroke care. Therefore, the aim of this study is to identify the training needs of nurses for post-stroke care and the strategies to improve it.
Methods
A focused group discussion was held including 3 Principals from the Nurses Training Schools, representative each from Nurses Association, Nursing Council, Nursing Education, Ministry of Health, Lead Physiotherapist from a tertiary health professions training school, clinical physiotherapist involved in Health professions education and a medical doctor trained in Medical Education. Discussion was based on gaps in clinical care/training and strategies to optimize training.The transcribed discussion was then thematically analyzed.
Results
The main themes identified were ‘Gaps in clinical skills’, ‘Unmet training needs’ and ‘Curriculum change and delivery’. Gaps in manual handling, facilitation of early mobilization and post- stroke complications were discussed. Lack of involvement of clinicians directly involved in stroke care for training and lack of exposure to the multi-disciplinary post-stroke care were identified. Including post-stroke rehabilitation in the curriculum with relevant clinical placements, interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary training were mentioned as strategies to follow.
Conclusions
Multiple gaps in training were identified in post-stroke care. An interdisciplinary approach and a cross-discipline training to optimize care were proposed.