Author/Authors :
Jahanpour Faezeh نويسنده School of Nursing and Midwifery, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran , Tahmasebi Rahim نويسنده Department of Biostatistics; Health Promotion Department, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran , Azodi Parviz نويسنده Department of Anesthesia, Paramedical Faculty, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, IR Iran , Sayar Sara نويسنده Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran , Tamimi Tahereh نويسنده Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
Abstract :
[Background]Clinical Decision Making (CDM) is the foremost aspect of caring for patients. Storytelling can enhance skills such as judging, and problem-solving among people, especially in clinical education environments.[Objectives]The current study aimed at investigating the impact of tacit knowledge transfer through storytelling on CDM by nurses.[Methods]The current quasi-experimental study was conducted on 61 nurses. The participants were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned into experimental and control groups. An eight-hour storytelling session was held for the experimental group, but not for the control group. The assessment tool was the Jenkins’ CDM in nursing scale.[Results]The mean scores of CDM pre-intervention were 146.80 ± 12.68 and 138.42 ± 12.64 in the experimental and control groups, respectively (P = 0.012). The mean scores of CDM post-intervention were 163.43 ± 18.45 and 139.10 ± 11.78 for the experimental and control groups, respectively (P < 0.001). The gain scores were 28.74 ± 38.90 and 0.78 ± 3.84 in the intervention and control groups, respectively. The difference was statistically significant (P < 0.001).[Conclusions]The obtained results showed that the transfer of knowledge and experiences through storytelling significantly enhanced CDM score.
