Nurses' knowledge of anticoagulation therapy for atrial fibrillation patients: Effectiveness of an educational course

• DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12770
• Publication Date: 2022-06-21T09:53:11Z
• Authors: Abdallah Omoush; Sami Aloush; Mohammed ALBashtawy; Ahmad Rayan; Abdullah Alkhawaldeh; Nidal Eshah; Ahmad Musa; Shereen Hamadneh; Mohammad Al Qadire; Omar Al Omari
• Keywords: Affect

Oral anticoagulation is the most common method to decrease risk of stroke in people with atrial fibrillation.To assess knowledge Jordanian nurses about therapy, effectiveness educational courses increasing their knowledge, and factors that affect nurses' changing following completion an course.A pre/posttest quasi-experimental design was used. A total 123 participated study, identified by convenience sampling recruited from five governmental hospitals Jordan. To changes between pre-and posttest, a questionnaire based on European cardiovascular therapy An course given improve participants' therapy. The assessed before after course. For data analysis, Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 23 used.Nurses' anticoagulants poor; however, significant improvement achieved (M = 25.5, SD 3.41), as compared conducting it 12.2, 5.3, t 42.54, p < 0.001). Having academic degree found change scores among participants (t -3.52, 0.001).The effective improving knowledge. Baccalaureate holders more scores. Post-graduate education would help anticoagulants. Revision nursing curricula may be deemed necessary quality during work, especially regarding