An Educational-Based Approach to Prevent Corneal Abrasions

Abstract

Background: Corneal abrasions (CA) are one of the most common anesthesia-related adverse events. There is limited evidence about the effect of virtual education on anesthesia providers’ knowledge regarding CA prevention.

Purpose: The purpose of this study project was to assess if a web based educational module effectively improved anesthesia providers’ awareness of evidence-based preventative measures of CA.

Methods: This was a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest study design. All participants completed a questionnaire regarding the knowledge on corneal abrasion prevention before and after the educational module. A student T-test was used to compare the differences in pre- and post-education knowledge scores.

Results: Among 26 participants, 15.4% were anesthesiologists, and 84.6% were CRNA. There was a significant pretest-posttest difference on the total knowledge score (6.54±1.14 vs. 8.55± 1.53, p<.001). Overall, the average number of correct answers increased from 6.54 ± 1.14 to 8.55 ± 1.53 (t = 5.74, p < .001)

Conclusion: The web-based educational module was effectively to enhance anesthesia providers’ knowledge in preventing surgical induced CA. The finding may add evidence on developing the effective guideline and standardizing provider education in CA prevention.

Presentation

Biography

Ebony Jenkins, BSN, RN

Ebony Jenkins, BSN, RN is a senior graduate student obtaining my Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia. She is a South Carolina native and received her undergraduate degree in Nursing at the University of South Carolina. She has been a Registered Nurse for 8 years, and 4 of those years were spent delivering care to critically ill patients. Jenkins has provided care to ages across the lifespan. She enjoys spending time with family and friends and I look forward to contributing to her profession and the practice of Nurse Anesthesia.

Megan Frowine, BSN, RN

Megan Frowine, BSN, RN currently serves as a Student registered nurse anesthetist at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the class of Bachelor of Science in nursing degree obtained from the University of Vermont in 2016. Licensed as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina in 2016. Once licensed, I worked as a Registered Nurse at Atrium Health until I returned to school in May 2021.

Mara Leavitt, BSN, RN

Mara Leavitt, BSN, RN was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. She attended college at Case Western Reserve University, in Cleveland, Ohio where she obtained my Bachelor of Science in Nursing. After graduating, she began her career at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia in the
Neuroscience/Neurosurgery ICU. Leavitt worked there for about 4 years before starting at Carolina Medical Center Nurse Anesthesia Program/UNC Charlotte where she is currently enrolled with an end date of May 2024.

Faculty Committee Advisor(s)

Lufei Young PhD, APRN-NP

Zhuo Job Chen, PhD

Karen Lucisano, CRNA, PhD

Sherry Bernardo, DNP, MHA, CRNA

Timothy Lambert, MSN, CRNA

Katie Shue-McGuffin, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Mike Turner, PhD