Effect of Education Based on Nursing Model of Dynamism and Continuous Improvement in Seeking Assurance and Getting Approve on Nurse's Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Their Role in Organ Donation Process

Background and The success of organ donation process is closely related to the knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses toward this issue. Therefore, the nurses involved with this process should be aware of their roles. This study was conducted to determine the effect of training program based on nursing model of dynamism and continuous improvement in seeking assurance and getting approve on nurse's knowledge, attitude and practice about their role in organ donation process. In this experimental study, Ghaem and Imam Reza Hospitals in Mashhad were assigned into either experimental or control groups. Then through stratified random sampling allocation, 60 ICU Nurse's (n=30 per group) were selected. In intervention group training program was conducted in two stages based on the model and in the control group traditional training program on organ donation process was performed. Each stage continued for 3 hours with a one week interval. Both groups completed a researcher made questionnaire assessing nurse's knowledge, attitude and practice toward nurses role in organ donation process before and one month after the intervention. Data Analysis was done using t-test, Paired test and Chi-Square in SPSS V.11.5. There was no significant difference in nurse's knowledge (P=0.36), attitude (P 0.27), and practice (P=0.59) between the two groups before the intervention but significant differences were seen in both groups after the intervention (knowledge P<0.001, attitude P<0.00, and practice P<0.001). The results showed that training program based on proposed model was found to be more effective in increasing the nurses’ level of knowledge, attitude and practice in organ donation process. Nursing model of dynamism and continuous improvement in seeking assurance and getting approve could be applied in nursing education to enhance the level of training provided for nurses involved in organ donation process.