Knowledge of Forensic Nursing Practices: Efficacy of an Intervention for Nursing Students.
Journal
Journal of forensic nursing
ISSN: 1939-3938
Titre abrégé: J Forensic Nurs
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101234500
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
pubmed:
23
6
2020
medline:
2
2
2021
entrez:
23
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Forensic science has become increasingly relevant to health professionals' roles in preserving trace evidence when crimes have been committed. The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy of a structured intervention to improve nursing students' knowledge of forensic nursing practices. A pretest/posttest quasi-experimental study, without a control group, was conducted. A nonprobabilistic sample of students from the third and fourth years of a nursing degree program took part in the study. The General Questionnaire on Forensic Nursing and the Questionnaire on Knowledge of Forensic Nursing Practices were administered before and after a structured intervention. Eighty-seven students (mean age of 22.8 ± 3.9 years) took part in the study. Of the participants, 85.7% were female, 98.8% claimed they had not received training in forensic nursing during their degree, and 97.6% reported that they did not have contact with situations that involved the collection and preservation of forensic evidence during their internships. As for their knowledge of forensic practices, out of a total of 74 questions, the number of right answers after the course (69.15 ± 3.05) was higher than the result obtained previously (62.95 ± 4.47). The difference was statistically significant (p < 0.01), leading to the conclusion that the structured intervention was effective in improving knowledge of forensic nursing practices. The results demonstrated the importance of specific training in forensic nursing and support the conclusion that a curricular unit in this area should be developed for inclusion in nursing degree curricula.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Forensic science has become increasingly relevant to health professionals' roles in preserving trace evidence when crimes have been committed.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy of a structured intervention to improve nursing students' knowledge of forensic nursing practices.
METHODS
METHODS
A pretest/posttest quasi-experimental study, without a control group, was conducted. A nonprobabilistic sample of students from the third and fourth years of a nursing degree program took part in the study. The General Questionnaire on Forensic Nursing and the Questionnaire on Knowledge of Forensic Nursing Practices were administered before and after a structured intervention.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Eighty-seven students (mean age of 22.8 ± 3.9 years) took part in the study. Of the participants, 85.7% were female, 98.8% claimed they had not received training in forensic nursing during their degree, and 97.6% reported that they did not have contact with situations that involved the collection and preservation of forensic evidence during their internships. As for their knowledge of forensic practices, out of a total of 74 questions, the number of right answers after the course (69.15 ± 3.05) was higher than the result obtained previously (62.95 ± 4.47). The difference was statistically significant (p < 0.01), leading to the conclusion that the structured intervention was effective in improving knowledge of forensic nursing practices.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The results demonstrated the importance of specific training in forensic nursing and support the conclusion that a curricular unit in this area should be developed for inclusion in nursing degree curricula.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32568822
doi: 10.1097/JFN.0000000000000289
pii: 01263942-202009000-00006
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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