Addressing CKD knowledge gap among nurses could improve care in Jamaica
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Key takeaways:
- Designing an educational presentation about chronic kidney disease for nurses improved knowledge scores.
- Educating nurses about kidney disease can allow them to better educate their patients.
AUSTIN, Texas — In this video, Andrea G. Mignott, DNP, MSc, FNP, RN, discusses the results of her award-winning poster presentation at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.
After identifying a gap in requisite knowledge and current guidelines for chronic kidney disease among nurses at a teaching and referral hospital in Jamaica, Mignott and colleagues conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study design to determine a solution. Researchers held an educational presentation for nurses and had attendees complete a questionnaire before and after class. Analyses revealed a significant improvement in knowledge scores following the educational presentation.
“What do I take from this project? It shows that educating nurses on the management of kidney disease has the potential to reduce the burden of CKD in Jamaica,” Mignott, organ transplant coordinator at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Jamaica, told Healio.
“Also, it will impact social change, as nurses who are equipped with the requisite knowledge will be able to educate their patients so as to improve their health and well-being.”
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Mignott AG. et al. Poster 410. Presented at: National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings; April 11-15, 2023; Austin, Texas.
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