Author(s):
Sunita Srivastava, Mini George
Email(s):
sunitasrivastava0405@gmail.com
DOI:
10.52711/2454-2660.2026.00028 
Address:
Sunita Srivastava1, Mini George2
1Reader, College of Nursing, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India.
2Principal, College of Nursing, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 14,
Issue - 2,
Year - 2026
ABSTRACT:
Introduction: Liver transplantation is a complex, life-saving procedure that necessitates delivery of comprehensive nursing care across the continuum of patient management — from pre-operative preparation to post-transplant recovery and long-term follow-up. Nurses play a crucial role in ensuring successful outcomes for liver transplant recipients. This reiterates the importance of possessing in-depth knowledge of the medical, surgical, and psychosocial aspects associated with transplantation. However, due to the dynamic nature of transplant science and evolving best practices, there is a constant need for educational initiatives to update and enhance nurses' knowledge. Aim of the study: The present paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a one-day Educational intervention in enhancing nurses' knowledge about liver transplantation and optimizing nursing care across the transplant continuum. Research design: A quasi-experimental research design was used. Pretest was done. On the same day after implementation of the educational program post-test was performed. The intervention was conducted at a tertiary care liver hospital which is a renowned Liver transplant centre.
Subjects: (n= 308) Nurses who attended the One Day Educational Intervention participated in the study.
Intervention: the educational intervention involved eight hours of in person lecture cum discussion sessions covering all the aspects of Liver transplant taken by the hepatology, liver transplant and nursing experts.
Study Instruments: Self-administered knowledge questionnaire comprising of function of liver, liver failure, process of liver transplant, complications, long term care, organ donation and preservation was developed and was used to measure nurses’ knowledge about Liver transplant. Result: There was a significant increase in knowledge scores from the pretest (17 ± 4.4) to the post-test (21.26 ± 4.6), with a p-value of <0.001.
Conclusion: The one-day educational intervention significantly improved the nurses' knowledge
Recommendation: Short term programs should be continuously organised on specialized and underexplored topics.
Cite this article:
Sunita Srivastava, Mini George. Effectiveness of a One-Day Educational Intervention – ‘Liver Transplant 360°: Navigating Nursing Care’ – on Nurses’ Knowledge. International Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2026;14(2):141-6. doi: 10.52711/2454-2660.2026.00028
Cite(Electronic):
Sunita Srivastava, Mini George. Effectiveness of a One-Day Educational Intervention – ‘Liver Transplant 360°: Navigating Nursing Care’ – on Nurses’ Knowledge. International Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2026;14(2):141-6. doi: 10.52711/2454-2660.2026.00028 Available on: https://www.ijneronline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2026-14-2-11
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