A Survey of the efficacy of purposeful educational workshop of medical and nonmedical Intervention based on needs assessments conducted in nurses working in psychiatric wards of educational hospitals in Isfahan

Aim and Nurses is one of the essential parts in the management process of psychiatric patients. For this purpose, they need proper knowledge and attitude about psychiatry drugs medical intervention) and nonmedical intervention. So, it is important to promote nurses’ knowledge and attitude by education based on need assessment. This study aimed to define the efficacy of a Medical and nonmedical Intervention workshop for nurses in psychiatric wards of educational hospitals in Isfahan.Methods and Materials: This is a quasi-experimental study. Study population comprised all nurses working in psychiatric wards of Nour and Farabi hospitals in Isfahan in 2012. An educational workshop was held through educational sessions in form of lectures and group discussion in two above-mentioned hospitals. Nurses’ level of knowledge and attitude were investigated by a researcher made questionnaire before, immediately after and three months after intervention. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistical tests of repeated measure ANOVA and Bonfrroni. A significant increase was observed in mean scores of nurses’ knowledge immediately after and three months after education compared to before education (P<0.001). Also, the mean of attitude score in 3 Phases have significant deferent (P<0.009). Nurses have high satisfaction (86.3%) of need assessment based education workshop. And it is effective in the science information Revival of nurses The workshop of medical and nonmedical intervention notably affected the promotion of nurses’ knowledge and attitude. With regard to nurses’ satisfaction from the workshop which was held, designing and organizing educational workshops based on a constant needs assessment is suggested for promotion of nursing cares.