Educating Nurses on Supported Mirror Viewing for Patients After Amputation and Other Visible Disfigurements.

Purpose: The aim of our study was to test an educational intervention to improve nurses' confidence in supporting and frequency of offering a mirror to patients who have recently suffered visible body disfigurement.

Design/methods: Forty-eight registered nurses who worked in two acute care hospitals took part in a mixed-method one-group repeated-measures (pretest and posttest) research study. The educational intervention included a video, a presentation, and a recorded discussion.

Transforming the Experience of Mirror Viewing for Individuals Faced With Disfiguring Injuries.

Purpose/aims: This study explored the feasibility of educating nurses on an emotionally sensitive topic using video. The aim was to educate nurses on how to assist individuals who have had an amputation of a limb in viewing themselves in the mirror.

Design: One-group repeated-measures design with 2 time points (pretest and posttest at 1 month).