From the Other Side: Nurses’ Perception on the Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Clinical Setting
Location
Statesboro Campus (Room 2052)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis Presentation (Open Access)
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Wilma Matti
Faculty Mentor Email
wmatti@georgiasouthern.edu
Presentation Year
2022
Start Date
16-11-2022 7:05 PM
End Date
16-11-2022 8:05 PM
Description
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) is a revolutionary technology being used increasingly frequently in clinical settings across the United States. Though there has been extensive research on the efficacy and successfulness of NPWT medically and otherwise, there has been little research regarding the healthcare providers’ perception of use of “wound-vacs,” the device used for NPWT. As new techniques and/or devices are made available for use in a clinical setting, the burden to learn and advance accordingly falls upon providers. The administration of NPWT is wholly reliant on nurses as they are the ones to apply the dressing, change it and document the progress; therefore, the burden is highest on nurses for application of NPWT. A study was conducted with the nurses at East Georgia Regional Medical Centre in Statesboro, Georgia exploring the time, skill, and educational restraints related to learning a new technique and successfully administering it. Using a mixed-methodology approach, five voluntary participating nurses completed a self-paced survey answering questions about the use of NPWT in their respective unit. The results suggest that NPWT is effective for patients as proven by previous quantitative studies but it does increase the burden on healthcare providers, though the workers do not have grievances as they are willing to be flexible for the sake of the patients’ wellbeing. Moving forward, it is important to recognise the increasing skill load in healthcare nowadays, and increase awareness of moderating workload for healthcare workers.
Academic Unit
Waters College of Health Professions
From the Other Side: Nurses’ Perception on the Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Clinical Setting
Statesboro Campus (Room 2052)
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) is a revolutionary technology being used increasingly frequently in clinical settings across the United States. Though there has been extensive research on the efficacy and successfulness of NPWT medically and otherwise, there has been little research regarding the healthcare providers’ perception of use of “wound-vacs,” the device used for NPWT. As new techniques and/or devices are made available for use in a clinical setting, the burden to learn and advance accordingly falls upon providers. The administration of NPWT is wholly reliant on nurses as they are the ones to apply the dressing, change it and document the progress; therefore, the burden is highest on nurses for application of NPWT. A study was conducted with the nurses at East Georgia Regional Medical Centre in Statesboro, Georgia exploring the time, skill, and educational restraints related to learning a new technique and successfully administering it. Using a mixed-methodology approach, five voluntary participating nurses completed a self-paced survey answering questions about the use of NPWT in their respective unit. The results suggest that NPWT is effective for patients as proven by previous quantitative studies but it does increase the burden on healthcare providers, though the workers do not have grievances as they are willing to be flexible for the sake of the patients’ wellbeing. Moving forward, it is important to recognise the increasing skill load in healthcare nowadays, and increase awareness of moderating workload for healthcare workers.
