title: Implementation and evaluation of a pilot education programme in colorectal cancer management for nurses in Scotland.
abstract: This paper describes the results of an evaluation of a nursing education programme for nurses caring for patients with colorectal cancer. A sample of 67 registered nurses from 6 location sites within the 3 Regional Cancer Networks in Scotland were recruited to the pilot. The programme was adapted from an evidence-based education manual for nurses in the management of colorectal cancer developed by the European Oncology Nursing Society as part of a Nursing in Colorectal Cancer Initiative (NICCI) [Hawthorn, J., Redmond, K., 1999. A Guide to Colorectal Cancer. AstraZeneca Oncology, UK]. The format for evaluating the programme was based on the TELER method of treatment evaluation [Le Roux, A.A., 1995. TELER: the concept. Physiotherapy 79 (11), 755-758] that had previously been developed along side the training manual [Grocott, P., Richardson, A., Ambaum, B., Kearney, N., Redmond, K, 2001a. Nursing in colorectal cancer initiative--the audit phase. Part 1. Development of the audit tool. European Journal of Oncology Nursing 5 (2), 100-111; Grocott, P., Richardson, A., Ambaum, B., Kearney, N., Redmond, K., 2001b. Nursing in colorectal cancer initiative: the audit phase. Part 2. Content validity of the audit tool and implications of the standards set for clinical practice. European Journal of Oncology Nursing 5 (3), 165-173] for cytotoxic chemotherapy to provide the NICCI Audit Tool (Le Roux, 2003). This model was developed further in the current study to include the domains of: Disease, Diagnosis and Staging, Treatment, Nursing Issues and General Issues. Data were analysed descriptively and are discussed. Overall the results from this study demonstrate a statistically significant improvement in disease-related knowledge (p=<0.001) and in the best practice statements for nursing issues (p=<0.001) and general issues (including attitudes) (p=0.023) that were maintained at four months post completion of the course.
authors.affiliation: Edinburgh Cancer Centre, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, United Kingdom. gillian.knowles@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Knowles
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hutchison
authors.forename: Graeme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Iona D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Philp
authors.forename: Katrina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McCormick
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Preston
mesh_terms: D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D019091:Critical Pathways; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000193:education; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009731:Nursing Audit; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012606:Scotland