Self-instructional program on pediatric parenteral nutrition
Sheffield, M.Q.; Baldwin, J.N.; Anderson, J.W.
American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy 35(2): 175-177
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9289 PMID: 415605 Document Number: 131745
A self-instructional package on paediatric parenteral nutrition was designed and its effectiveness in educating health-care practitioners was studied. Participants included 8 medical students, 10 paediatricians, 10 pharmacists and 10 pharmacy students at a teaching hospital. Each participant reviewed the programme and completed 25-point pre- and posttests. Participants consistently scored higher on the posttest than on the pretest. Further, participants felt that they better understood parenteral nutrition and that they better understood how to write or check orders as a result of their participation in the programme. It is suggested that a self-instructional package is an effective method of educating practitioners and students in total parenteral nutrition.