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Betty Reid Girard1, Terra Murray

  • 1Athabasca University, Centre for Nursing and Health Studies. Betty.reidgirard@fraserhealth.ca

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Cardiac nurses found perceived control beneficial for patient education, though most were unfamiliar with the concept. Younger nurses showed more openness to incorporating perceived control into their practice.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Patient Education
  • Cardiovascular Health

Background:

  • Patient educational needs in cardiovascular care are often overlooked.
  • Perceived control is a key concept for understanding these needs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce cardiac nurses to the concept of perceived control.
  • To evaluate nurses' perceptions of perceived control's utility in practice.
  • To assess nurses' intent to integrate perceived control into patient teaching.

Main Methods:

  • An exploratory study involving 16 registered nurses in a tertiary cardiac unit.
  • Data collected via a custom cross-sectional survey on February 2009.
  • Survey explored nurses' beliefs on perceived control and patient education.

Main Results:

  • Nurses recognized the potential of perceived control to enhance patient teaching.
  • Most nurses lacked prior knowledge of perceived control.
  • Younger nurses perceived a greater impact on patient adherence, though not statistically significant.

Conclusions:

  • Further research with larger samples and validated tools is recommended.
  • Perceived control may be a valuable addition to cardiovascular patient education strategies.