Authors (including presenting author) :
Ng WY(1), Chim KM(1), Young MW(1), Ma PK(1)
Affiliation :
(1) Paediatric & Adolescent Medical Department, United Christian Hospital
Introduction :
Despite a few confirmed cases of Avian Influenza infection in Hong Kong recently. The risk of an influenza pandemic is still nonnegligible. According to the response protocol, all staff will be deployed to a paediatric isolation ward immediately after the influenza pandemic, including those who are little experienced. Influenza pandemic pre-deployment training starts in a face-to-face method since 2014. Only 20-22 nurses attended annually, and in a single-class basis. However, knowledge fades in time. In compare to holding pre-deployment training conventionally, Google classroom consolidates knowledge conveniently.
Objectives :
(1) To ensure nurses who are deployed to the paediatric isolation ward can provide care to highly infectious patients safely after pre-deployment training
(2) To reveal the importance of providing a training course regularly
(3) To evaluate the effectiveness of e-learning methods in consolidating the knowledge learnt in the conventional course
Methodology :
It is a pilot study conducted via a questionnaire. The subjects are nurses who attended the conventional course. All participants are required to complete the pretest and posttest on the training day. After 10 months, the same participants completed the same questionnaire then are divided into 2 groups. The intervention group was given 1 week to attend the google classroom in their own time and completed the same quiz immediately after the course. The control group also completed the same quiz without any intervention after 1 week.
Result & Outcome :
A total of 22 nurses attended an identical conventional course either on 14 Nov or 28 Nov 2018. The pre-test mean score is 58, and the post-test mean score is 86. There were 14 nurses participated in the evaluation session after 10 months. The mean scores were 69 & 63 respectively which were decreased. There are 5 nurses in the intervention group. The post-course mean score was 84. There are 9 nurses in the control group. There was no improvement in the mean score. Conclusions: The conventional course enhances knowledge significantly by a 48.3% increase after training. The decrease in mean score after 10 months reflects the fact that knowledge weakens by time. Google classroom consolidates knowledge, which is revealed by a 21.7% increase in mean score in the intervention group. This training measure can be extended to all paediatric nurses as it disseminates updated information and practice of highly infectious disease efficiently.
