Development of the Evidence-based Pain Management, Pressure Ulcer Care, Fall Prevention Care, and Drainage Tube Management Protocol for Nursing Students

Abstract

Purpose : The purpose of this study is to develop an evidence-based nursing protocol to systematically educate nursing students on pain management, pressure ulcer care and fall prevention, and drainage tube management, which are the core nursing skills newly established during the 4th cycle. Methods : This is a methodological study intended to develop a protocols for pain management, pressure ulcer care, fall prevention care, and drainage tube management of nursing students by preparing a preliminary protocol to develop systematic pain management, pressure ulcer care and fall prevention care, and drainage tube management protocol for the core nursing skills education of nursing students, and by verifying content validity and user validity to investigate clinical applicability. Result : This study developed a protocol consisted of 18 questions for pain management, 17 questions for pressure ulcer care and fall prevention care, and 25 questions for the drainage tube management protocol of newly established core nursing skills. Conclusion : In the court of developing the protocol, an expert group was included to evaluate the appropriateness and applicability of the protocol use, and hence, it is expected that it will be used effectively for the evaluation of core nursing skills.