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Caring for Patients with traumatic brain injury: a survey of nurses' perceptions.

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Oyesanya, TO; Brown, RL; Turkstra, LS
Published in: Journal of clinical nursing
June 2017

The purpose of this study was to determine nurses' perceptions about caring for patients with traumatic brain injury.Annually, it is estimated that over 10 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury around the world. Patients with traumatic brain injury and their families are often concerned with expectations about recovery and seek information from nurses. Nurses' perceptions of care might influence information provided to patients and families, particularly if inaccurate knowledge and perceptions are held. Thus, nurses must be knowledgeable about care of these patients.A cross-sectional survey, the Perceptions of Brain Injury Survey (PBIS), was completed electronically by 513 nurses between October and December 2014. Data were analysed with structural equation modelling, factor analysis, and pairwise comparisons.Using latent class analysis, authors were able to divide nurses into three homogeneous sub-groups based on perceived knowledge: low, moderate and high. Findings showed that nurses who care for patients with traumatic brain injury the most have the highest perceived confidence but the lowest perceived knowledge. Nurses also had significant variations in training.As there is limited literature on nurses' perceptions of caring for patients with traumatic brain injury, these findings have implications for training and educating nurses, including direction for development of nursing educational interventions.As the incidence of traumatic brain injury is growing, it is imperative that nurses be knowledgeable about care of patients with these injuries. The traumatic brain injury PBIS can be used to determine inaccurate perceptions about caring for patients with traumatic brain injury before educating and training nurses.

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Published In

Journal of clinical nursing

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EISSN

1365-2702

ISSN

0962-1067

Publication Date

June 2017

Volume

26

Issue

11-12

Start / End Page

1562 / 1574

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Nursing
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Female
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Clinical Competence
  • Brain Injuries, Traumatic
 

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Oyesanya, T. O., Brown, R. L., & Turkstra, L. S. (2017). Caring for Patients with traumatic brain injury: a survey of nurses' perceptions. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(11–12), 1562–1574. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13457
Oyesanya, Tolu O., Roger L. Brown, and Lyn S. Turkstra. “Caring for Patients with traumatic brain injury: a survey of nurses' perceptions.Journal of Clinical Nursing 26, no. 11–12 (June 2017): 1562–74. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13457.
Oyesanya TO, Brown RL, Turkstra LS. Caring for Patients with traumatic brain injury: a survey of nurses' perceptions. Journal of clinical nursing. 2017 Jun;26(11–12):1562–74.
Oyesanya, Tolu O., et al. “Caring for Patients with traumatic brain injury: a survey of nurses' perceptions.Journal of Clinical Nursing, vol. 26, no. 11–12, June 2017, pp. 1562–74. Epmc, doi:10.1111/jocn.13457.
Oyesanya TO, Brown RL, Turkstra LS. Caring for Patients with traumatic brain injury: a survey of nurses' perceptions. Journal of clinical nursing. 2017 Jun;26(11–12):1562–1574.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of clinical nursing

DOI

EISSN

1365-2702

ISSN

0962-1067

Publication Date

June 2017

Volume

26

Issue

11-12

Start / End Page

1562 / 1574

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Nursing
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Female
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Clinical Competence
  • Brain Injuries, Traumatic