Proposed Topic (Most preferred): :
Staff Engagement and Empowerment (motivating staff / teamwork / work revamp tackling manpower issue / staff wellness / OSH / retention)
Proposed Topic (Second preferred): :
Clinical Safety and Quality Service III (Projects aiming at quality service to patients and their carers)
Authors (including presenting author) :
Ho MWI (1), Ng TF (1), Mok YF (1), Siu CL (1), Ngan MW (1), Ng PK (1), Kwan HY (1)
Affiliation :
(1) Respiratory Medicine and Extended Care Department, Kowloon Hospital
Introduction :
Pressure injury impairs patient’s quality of life increases health-care burden. Establishing effective preventive measures and providing appropriate management are of paramount importance in daily nursing care. In order to facilitate this, staff must be well equipped with the knowledge and skills. However, with increasing workload and manpower shortage, it is rather difficult to release staff to attend relevant training at times. To fill the service gap, a “five-minutes educational talk on the pressure injury prevention and management” has been prepared and tailored to our local needs, with an ultimate aim to benefit our patients.
Objectives :
To educate frontline staff on knowledge related to pressure injury prevention and management, and indication of various dressing materials;
To empower frontline staff on wound care management and encourage them to promote pressure injury prevention proactively
Methodology :
A five-minutes educational talk using focused educational materials including slides and wound photos on pressure injury, dressing materials as well as hands on demonstration was provided to staff. Through attending the talk, frontline staff could acquire relevant knowledge related to risk factors and disease course of pressure injury and how to choose the most suitable dressing materials for different types of wound related to pressure injury that could speed up the healing process.
Result & Outcome :
The five-minutes talk received positive feedback from all staff. After attending the talk, they are more confident in managing pressure injury and its prevention. At the same time, they are more assertive in sharing the knowledge and skills with others. This five-minutes talk thus provided concise training on pressure injury to frontline staff at a quick grasp that is highly effective and relevant to their daily work.
