Development of nursing model for spinal injury patients, King narai hospital

Abstract

     This study of research and development design was aimed to develop model and to study effect of nursing model among spinal injury patients at King Narai Hospital. Sample size were 20 patients and care givers in each group;. Data were collected by questionnaires of nursing model among spinal injury patients, knowledge of nursing model for nurses, nursing performance, nurses’ satisfaction, clinical outcomes record. Data were analyzed by using content analysis, descriptive statistics, and Paired T-Test.

     The results showed that nursing model among spinal injury patients that was developed was followed by self care concept included admission, critical care, pre-post operation care, and rehabilitation care. After nursing model was used that consisted 1) registered nurses’ knowledge of nursing model were improved statistically significant at p<0.05, 2) nurses’ performance were good, 3) nurses’ satisfaction were highest level (Mean = 4.28, SD. 0.36), 4) knowledge of care givers were improved statistically significant at p<0.05, 5) care givers’ performance were improved to take care the patients, 6) care givers’ satisfaction were highest level (Mean = 4.30, SD. 0.28), 7) the patients’ performance were improved, and succeeded to manage their disturbing signs, 8) key clinical outcomes were 1 patients with the first degree of pressure sore, no readmission within 28 days.