Tissue Viability induction training for Nursing staff in an acute NHS Trust.

A Pilot study using a Virtual Patient Simulation

Simon MesserSenior Lecturer, University of the West of England

Jo Witherstone Helen Morgan

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Medbiquitous Annual Conference 19th – 20th May 2014

Background UHBT

• 8,000+ staff • over 100 different clinical

services across nine different sites

• largest centre for medical training in the South West

The Project

• Collaboration between Trust and UWE• Content provided by Trust’s tissue viability team• Authoring expertise and asset creation by UWE• Based on a real incident• Stand alone CPD unit

The Pilot

• Evaluated by 42 ward sisters & senior nurses• Self administered e-questionnaire captured:– Quantitative data– Qualitative data

• Statistical and thematic analysis

Evaluation - Demographics

• Number of participants = 42

Evaluation

Perceived outcomeStrongly

Agreed or Agreed

Neither Agreed nor disagreed

Disagreed or strongly disagreed

Increased confidence in managing pressure ulcers 95.2% 4.8% 0

Increased confidence in grading pressure ulcers. 88.1% 11.9% 0

Increase awareness of the Trust's procedures and documentation for correctly managing pressure ulcers. 92.8% 7.2% 0

Increased awareness of the need for good standards of practice in managing patients with pressure ulcers. 90.5% 9.5% 0

“very helpful to be able to do case studies”

“case studies help you with understanding and confident”

“it has given me more confidence in my ability”

“I go through this exercise with all my new staff and student nurses so they know what they are looking for. It is excellent”

Evaluation

Evaluation

Evaluation

Next steps

• 36 other CPD units for Trust nursing staff

• Children’s Hospital– The deteriorating child– Cardiac course

Any questions?

• Simon.messer@uwe.ac.uk