No.

Basic skills

Mean scores (mean ± SD)

Difference

between mean

scores (95% CI)

p

Before

training

After

training

1

Communication skills

3.14 ± 0.52

4.19 ± 0.39

1.05 (0.88 - 1.21)

<0.001

2

Assessing patients

3.12 ± 0.5

4.07 ± 0.34

0.95 (0.84 - 1.07)

<0.001

3

Assessing wounds

2.88 ± 0.63

4.14 ± 0.47

1.26 (1.02 - 1.50)

<0.001

4

Identifying wound care problems

2.79 ± 0.56

4.21 ± 0.51

1.42 (1.24 - 1.59)

<0.001

5

Planning wound care

2.81 ± 0.5

4.16 ± 0.53

1.35 (1.19 - 1.51)

<0.001

6

Making wound care decisions

2.79 ± 0.52

4.12 ± 0.53

1.33 (1.17 - 1.49)

<0.001

7

Performing clean wound care

2.95 ± 0.58

4.23 ± 0.48

1.28 (1.14 - 1.42)

<0.001

8

Performing infected wound care

2.76 ± 0.58

4.05 ± 0.44

1.29 (1.13 - 1.44)

<0.001

9

Performing exuding wound care

2.9 ± 0.53

4.1 ± 0.57

1.19 (1.02 - 1.36)

<0.001

10

Performing pressure ulcer care

2.81 ± 0.45

4 ± 0.5

1.19 (1.05 - 1.33)

<0.001

11

Changing dressings based on the related procedure

3.05 ± 0.43

4.19 ± 0.45

1.14 (0.97 - 1.31)

<0.001

12

Giving health instructions, counseling, education to patients

3.02 ± 0.34

4.14 ± 0.35

1.12 (1.02 - 1.22)

<0.001