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"Effectiveness of Basic Nursing Educational Interventions on Primary Healthcare Paramedics: A Quasi-Experimental Approach"

NCT06523907 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 230

Last updated 2026-04-09

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Summary

Expected Significance of the Study:

Improved Patient Outcomes: Paramedics often serve as the first point of contact for patients in primary healthcare settings. Ensuring that they possess adequate knowledge and skills in basic nursing care can lead to improved patient outcomes, including better management of chronic conditions, reduced incidence of complications, and enhanced overall quality of care.

Enhanced Healthcare Delivery: By equipping paramedics with basic nursing care education, healthcare systems can optimize resource utilization and improve the efficiency of care delivery. Paramedics may be better equipped to handle a wider range of patient needs, reducing the burden on other healthcare professionals and streamlining the referral process.

Addressing Skills Gaps: Many paramedics receive training primarily focused on emergency medical care rather than comprehensive nursing skills. This research addresses an important gap in paramedic education by evaluating the effectiveness of additional training in basic nursing care, potentially filling a critical need in the healthcare workforce.

Professional Development: Providing paramedics with opportunities for ongoing education and professional development can enhance job satisfaction, increase retention rates, and contribute to a more skilled and competent workforce. This research could inform the development of training programs tailored to the specific needs of paramedics in primary healthcare settings.

Cost-Effectiveness: Investing in education and training programs for paramedics may yield long-term cost savings for healthcare systems by reducing hospital admissions, emergency department visits, and unnecessary medical interventions. Assessing the effectiveness of such programs is crucial for allocating resources effectively and maximizing their impact.

Evidence-Based Practice: By conducting a quasi-experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of basic nursing care education among paramedics, this research contributes valuable evidence to the field of healthcare education and practice. Evidence-based findings can inform policy decisions, curriculum development, and clinical guidelines, ultimately benefiting both patients and healthcare providers.

Conditions

  • Education Training
  • Nursing Skills
  • Primary Healthcare
  • Education, Nursing

Interventions

OTHER

Intervention Basic Nursing skills

Evaluating the effectiveness of the education program in improving paramedics' knowledge of essential nursing care principles, such as hygiene practice, infection control, safe administration of injection, blood draw, vital sign monitoring, respiratory rate

OTHER

Control Present Knowledge about basic nursing skill

Assess the current and baseline knowledge status of the participants about the hygiene practice, infection control, safe administration of injection, blood draw, vital sign monitoring, respiratory rate

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • SINA Health Education and Welfare Trust

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
49 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-07-30
Primary Completion
2024-08-31
Completion
2024-09-30

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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