The Effect of Using “Applied In-Service Education Model” on Quality of Nursing Care in Surgery Unit

Introduction. One of the important duties of nursing managers is staff development for improving the quality of nursing care. If staff development is designed and implemented based on proper principles and nurses’ needs, it can lead to the improvement of nursing care. In this study, we have tried to present an applied model for nurses’ in-service education and determine its effect on the quality of nursing care. Methods. A quasi-experimental research with two groups, using pre and post-tests was performed. A sample of 60 patients were selected randomly and divided to two experiment and control groups. The quality of nursing care in surgery unit was assessed by a separate checklist. Educational model was designed based on the educational needs of nurses and presented to the experiment group by the nurses for three months. The control group received the routine in-service education. Then, the quality of nursing care was assessed one month after education in each group. The data was analyzed by SPSS software using independent and paired t-test. Results. The quality of patient care and patient education increased significantly after the intervention in the experiment group. Also, a significant difference was observed between the control and experiment groups in the quality of patient care and patient education. Conclusion. Considering the effectiveness of the designed model on the quality of nursing care and patient education, it is recommended to use this model as an effective educational model for in-service nursing education in order to achieve high quality nursing care.