Document Type
DNP - Open Access
Award Date
2024
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Department
Graduate Nursing
First Advisor
Brandi Pravecek
Abstract
Background: The effectiveness of pessary patient education using the teach-back method and improving nurse confidence and conviction related to pessary use are essential in improving patient outcomes.
Local Problem: The current limitations in pessary education stem from constraints in nurse availability and workload distribution.
Methods: The quality improvement initiative involved conducting surveys to evaluate nurse confidence using surveys adapted from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality toolkit before the nurse education session, 1 month into the intervention, and at 3 months, when the implementation period ended. These surveys assessed the effectiveness of the teach-back method.
Intervention: After an educational session, nurses utilized the teach-back method during patient education regarding pessary maintenance and management for a period of 3 months.
Results: Nurses reported an increase in conviction in the importance of, confidence in using, and frequency of using teach-back with a statistically significant difference in the self-reported confidence levels from 1 month to 3 months (p = .033).
Conclusion: Utilization of the teach-back method in delivering pessary education may enhance the nurses’ confidence, conviction, and frequency of using the teach-back method.
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
Copyright © Marissa Eich
Recommended Citation
Eich, Marissa, "Implementing the Teach-Back Method on Pessary Utilization in a Urogynecology Clinic" (2024). Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Practice Innovation Projects. 207.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/con_dnp/207