Exploring SDM in HIV nursing care
Mostnurses(85.9%)reportedthattheyhadnothadanyspecifictrainingonthetopicofshared
decisionmaking.SixnursessaidthattheyhadhadspecifictrainingaroundSDM.Thiswasreported
tobe,variously,partofadegreecourse,partofmotivationalinterviewingtrainingorpartofanon-
medicalprescribingcourse.
Q.15 Pleaseselectthetopthreeissuesfromtheoptionsbelowwheregreaterknowledge/skillswouldhelp
toenhanceyourabilitytopractiseshareddecisionmakinginHIVcare.
Topthreeissues
Response
Chaoticpatients
57.8%(n=37)
Patientnon-attenders
51.6%(n=33)
Patientswithmentalhealthproblems
46.9%(n=30)
Patientswhorefusetreatment
39%(n=25)
Patientswhotakerecreationaldrugs
32.8%(n=21)
Patientswithdrug/alcoholaddictions
28.7%(n=18)
Resourcesthataddresslanguagebarrier
21.9%(n=14)
Assessingpatients'capacitytomaketreatmentdecisions
21.9%(n=14)
Nurseswereaskedtoselecttheirtopthreeissuesfromeightoptions,toshowthesituations
inwhichtheyfeltthatgreaterknowledge/skil swouldhelptoenhancetheirabilitytopractise
shareddecisionmaking.Thetopthreeresponsesal referredtopatientswithcomplexneeds:
`chaotic patients' (57.8%), `patient non-attenders' (51.6%) and `patients with mental health
problems'(46.9%).
Q.16 Whichresourceshaveyouaccessedtodate,inordertoenhanceyourknowledgeofshareddecision
making?Pleasetickanythatapply.
Resourcesaccessedtodate
Response
Studydays
54.7%(n=35)
Conferencelectures
51.6%(n=33)
Onlineresources
43.8%(n=28)
Medical/nursingjournalarticles
40.6%(n=26)
In-houseeducation
39%(n=25)
Informationbooklets
28.1%(n=18)
None
15.6%(n=10)
Other:pleasedescribe
1.6%(n=1)
2016
Seven types of educational resource options were listed. Nurses were asked which they
hadaccessedtodateinordertoimprovetheirknowledgeofshareddecisionmaking.Thethree
most accessed resources were study days (54.7%), conference lectures (51.6%) and online
resources(43.8%).
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