Proposed Topic (Most preferred): :
HA Young Investigators Session (Projects to be presented by HA staff who had joined HA for 10 years or less)
Proposed Topic (Second preferred): :
Staff Engagement and Empowerment (motivating staff / teamwork / work revamp tackling manpower issue / staff wellness / OSH / retention)
Authors (including presenting author) :
Wong CY
Affiliation :
Geriatric Ward, United Christisan Hospital
Introduction :
Pressure Injuries, Delirium and Feeding problems are very common problems in Geriatrics wards. However, frontline staff like PCAs are lack of knowledge in taking care of geriatric patients with these problems. As a result, Prevalence of pressure injuries and delirium in geriatric wards are high which directly increase the length of stay of geriatric patients. Therefore, a structural training programme was initiated to fill the gap in patient care for PCAs to equip them with essential knowledge and skill to improve quality of patient care.
Objectives :
To consolidate the knowledge of PCAs in pressure injuries, delirium and feeding problem To empower the PCAs with essential skill in taking care of patients with pressure injuries, delirium and feeding problems
Methodology :
Six training sessions were conducted. The training programme consisted of patient care in three different aspects, including pressure injuries, delirium and feeding problems. Each session began with a set of pre-question to test PCAs knowledge before the training session. A set of post-question used for evaluation after the training session. Moreover, the same set of post-question would be used after a month of the training session for evaluation purposes.
Training Content Purposes
Pre-quesions Explore the skill and knowledge before
the training started
Patient care in Pressure injuries consolidate the knowledge and empower
Patient care in Delirium PCAs with essential skill in patient
Patient care in Feeding problems care in Pressure injuries, Delirium
and Feeding problems
Post-question immediately To evaluate the knowledge and skill of
after the training PCAs after the training session
Post-question one month To evaluate the long term effectiveness
after the training of patient care enhancement after the
training programme
Result & Outcome :
All PCAs in ward (N=15, 100%) have participated in the training sessions. All participants agreed to have better knowledge and skill after the training sessions in the three topics (Pressure injuries, Delirium and Feeding problems). In addition, most of them are more confident to take care of patients with the three problems (Pressure injuries, Delirium and Feeding problems) after the training sessions.
