A Comparative Study on the Effect of lecture and multimedia Training of applying SBAR communication model on Emergency Nurses’ Knowledge, attitude and performance of nursing documentation in Selected Military Hospitals

Introduction: Nursing recording and reporting is an important part of nursing care that can be useful and necessary for patients, nurses, and other health care providers. Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of lecture training and multimedia training on knowledge, attitude and department nurses’ emergency performance in applying a communication model in nursing recording and reporting in selected military hospitals. Materials and Methods: The present quasi-experimental study was performed in two selected military hospitals in Tehran in 1398. The sample size was 42 in the lecture group and 42 in the multimedia group. Data collection tools included a demographic questionnaire and two researcher-made  questionnaires measuring knowledge (10 items), attitude (10 items) and a performance measurement checklist (35 items) of emergency department  urses in applying the communication model in recording and reporting. In each group, a pre-test was performed. The lecture training method was performed in 4 two-hour sessions for four weeks and the multimedia training method was performed in 4 45-minute sessions for 4 weeks. A post-test was performed in both groups one month later. Data were analyzed by Fisher’s exact test, paired t-test, and independent t-test using SPSS 16. Results: Both lecture and multimedia methods were effective on the knowledge, attitude, and department nurses’ emergency performance in applying the SBAR communication type in the nursing documentation, and the multimedia method had the most impact (P<0.05). Discussion and Conclusion: Mental models, such as the SBAR model in nursing recording and reporting, can help nurses to accustom to the various models in nursing recording and reporting.