Keller, Christina THE IMPACT OF HYBRID SIMULATION EDUCATION ON MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSES’ KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE IN TRACHEOSTOMY CARE. 2021. Radford University, Dissertation. Radford University Scholars' Repository.
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Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a didactic plus hybrid simulation education intervention on medical-surgical nurses’ knowledge and confidence levels when providing tracheostomy care. Current literature reports a general lack of confidence and knowledge of evidence-based tracheostomy care practices amongst healthcare providers. A pretest-posttest design was used to study the effects of a brief didactic session combined with hybrid simulation on medical-surgical nurses’ knowledge and confidence test scores. Nineteen medical-surgical nurses, 14 intensive care nurses, and 3 respiratory therapists at a small, rural hospital in Southwest Virginia participated in the study. Mean scores of confidence and knowledge before and after the education intervention were analyzed using paired t-tests. There was a statistically significant difference in the pretest scores for knowledge and confidence compared to posttest scores for all nurses in the study. Years of experience and confidence pretest scores were found to be positively correlated to current knowledge and confidence scores, r(34) = .30, p = .042. No statistically significant correlations were found among the other variables. Limitations to this study included the small sample size and limitation to one hospital. Tracheostomy care is an important technical skill that must be performed safely and appropriately to prevent patient complications. The study results contribute to the development of best practices when teaching the important skill of tracheostomy care to increase healthcare providers’ knowledge and confidence levels and improve patient outcomes.
| Item Type: | Dissertation |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RT Nursing |
| Divisions: | Radford University > School of Nursing |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Nov 2021 01:27 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Apr 2023 17:08 |
| URI: | http://wagner.radford.edu/id/eprint/720 |
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