An Educational-Based Approach to Prevent Corneal Abrasions at a Community Hospital

Doctoral Candidate Name: Megan Frowine
Program: Doctor of Nursing Practice
Defense Date and Time: December 8, 2023 – 1:00 PM
Defense Location: CHHS 436
Committee chair’s Name: Lufei Young
Committee Members: Job Chen, Karen Lucisano, Sherry Bernardo, Heath Lambert, Michael Turner
Abstract:

Corneal abrasions (CA) are one of the most common anesthesia-related adverse events. There is limited evidence about the effect of virtual education on providers’ knowledge regarding CA prevention. The purpose of this project was to assess if a web-based educational module effectively improved anesthesia providers’ awareness of evidence-based preventative measures of CA. This project had a quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest design. All participants completed a questionnaire regarding the knowledge on CA prevention before and after the educational module. A student T-test was used to compare the differences in pre- and post-education knowledge scores. Among 25 participants, 12.0% were anesthesiologists and 88.0% were certified registered nurse anesthetists. There was a significant pretest-posttest difference on the total knowledge score (6.88 ± 1.59 vs. 8.29 ± 1.31, p < .001). Overall, the average number of correct answers increased from 6.88 (SD = 1.59) to 8.29 (SD = 1.31), t = 4.22, p