study of nursing students attitudes towards patients training

ABSTRACT

Patient training has many benefits and positive results such as decreasing health cares expenses, increasing their quality and helping patient to gain independency and self-sufficiency. This study is done to determine the importance of patients training from nursing student's point of view. This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study in which 50 nursing students [3[rd] and 4[th] year] from Yasouj nursing and midwifery college participated. The instrument of data collection was a questionnaire consisting of three parts [the importance of patient training, the most important causes of preventing and facilitating of performing patient training]. The questionnaire validity and reliability was determined using content validity and test-retest respectively. Data were analyzed using SPSS software and descriptive statistical indexes. Results indicated that, 48 students [96.0%] were absolutely agree with patient training, 46 persons [92.0%] with effective communication of nurse with patient in relation with training acceptance by patient and 45 students [90.0%] were agree with using different training methods. 45 of them [90.0%] believed that, educational level and culairal background of patients and their accompanies influence in their learning. The most important preventive and facilitative training factor based on students attitude includes; patient's lack of physical and psychological readiness during training [94.0%] and trainer's interest and motive [98.0%]. Considering the research results based on recognition of the preventive and facilitative training factors, performing nursing process at internship period based on patient training, using different educational methods for readiness and attracting patient's confidence for training, executing training programs while servicing and appointing sufficient personnel are necessary