Assessment of Knowledge of Nurses about Iran Standard Certificate of Management of Acute Stroke Treatment and Triage of Acute Stroke Patients in Emergency of Imam Reza Hospital and Effect of Education on Proper Triage
Evaluation of knowledge of triage nurses about Iran standard certificate of acute stroke and assessment of proper triage level of acute stroke patients and activation of stroke code in emergency ward before and after education of triage nurses.
Design
This interventional study will be conducted before and after intervention without control group.The population study are all triage nurses that have been selected among emergency nurses by cluster sampling. The sample size is 30 nurses.
Settings and conduct
This study will be conducted in Imam Reza hospital of Tabriz ; Triage of stroke patients in two months will be assessed using records, after education to nurses by a neurologist, the records will be assessed again.
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Nurses who constantly work at triage of emergency ward and have taken part in workshops of Iran standard certificate of acute stroke treatment at least one time.
Exclusion criteria: Nurses who sometimes work at triage of emergency ward and have not taken part in workshops of Iran standard certificate of acute stroke treatment at all.
Intervention groups
Triage nurses of emergency ward; are going to take part in two sessions workshop about Iran standard certificate of acute stroke treatment that will be educated by a neurologist.Topics of education are based on Iran certificate of acute stroke treatment.
Main outcome variables
Awareness of Nurses; Stage of Triage; Activation of Stroke Code
General information
Reason for update
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT20110814007327N7
Registration date:2018-09-26, 1397/07/04
Registration timing:prospective
Last update:2018-09-26, 1397/07/04
Update count:0
Registration date
2018-09-26, 1397/07/04
Registrant information
Name
Samad Shams Vahdati
Name of organization / entity
Tabriz University of Medical Scinces
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 41 1658 1401
Email address
shams@tbzmed.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Expected recruitment start date
2018-10-23, 1397/08/01
Expected recruitment end date
2018-11-06, 1397/08/15
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
Assessment of Knowledge of Nurses about Iran Standard Certificate of Management of Acute Stroke Treatment and Triage of Acute Stroke Patients in Emergency of Imam Reza Hospital and Effect of Education on Proper Triage
Public title
Assessment of Knowledge of Nurses about Iran Certificate of Stroke and Triage of Stroke Patients and Effect of Education on Triage
Purpose
Education/Guidance
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Nurses who constantly work at triage part of emergency ward.
Nurses who have taken part in workshops of Iran standard certificate of management of acute stroke treatment at least one time.
Exclusion criteria:
Nurses who sometimes work at triage part of emergency ward.
Nurses who have not taken part in workshops of Iran standard certificate of management of acute stroke treatment at all.
Age
No age limit
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
30
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
N/A
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Single
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
National Ethics Committee in Bio Medical Researches
Street address
West Qods Town, between Zarafshan and South Falamak, Simaye Iran Ave, Central Office of Medicine Ministry, Block A, 13th Floor
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
8599156189
Approval date
2018-08-27, 1397/06/05
Ethics committee reference number
IR.TBZMED.REC.1397.456
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Awareness of Nurses
ICD-10 code
ICD-10 code description
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Awareness of nurses
Timepoint
Before intervention
Method of measurement
Check list of Iran certificate of stroke
2
Description
Level of triage
Timepoint
Before intervention and two months after intervention
Method of measurement
Check list of Iran certificate of stroke
3
Description
Activation of stroke code
Timepoint
Before intervention and two months after intervention
Method of measurement
Check list of Iran certificate of stroke
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
The intervention is in form of two sessions workshop about triage of stroke patients according to Iran standard certificate of stroke treatment that will be educated to the intervention group; triage nurses by a neurologist. The education topics are designed based on Iran certificate of stroke treatment and include the first approach to acute stroke patient, common signs of stroke and the process of stroke code activation.