Self-Evaluating Anesthesia Competency Among Nurse Anesthetists

Self-Evaluating Anesthesia Competency Among Nurse Anesthetists: The Survey Study

Continuing Medical Education (CME) has been proved that not only improving healthcare provider performance but also improving the patient outcome.Previous studies results showed that long established and multiple CME sessions, various methods and interactive sessions help the learners to improve their competency. CME among the nurses seem to be more difficult than in the physicians. Regarding to work schedule, lack of support from institution especially funding. Outcome-based continuing professional development course that provide practical skills sessions and give a chance for learners to reflect themselves help the learner to determine the performance gap between the learner real life practice and the standard of care. So in term of professional development, the practitioner can improve their competency from clinical level to professional level and finally managerial level.

After graduation,There are just only few anesthesia education courses for nurse anesthetists in each year. These may be not enough in order to maintain either knowledge or essential skills needed in anesthesia real life practice. The primary objective of this is to determine that which kinds of knowledge and skills in anesthesia that the nurse anesthetists in our institution lack off.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Anesthesia Competences (Self-evaluation)
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Questionnaires

Detailed Description

After graduation, CME is one of the important step to improve both the graduate's competencies and the quality of healthcare services. Throughout the professional career paths, nurse anesthetists in different career stages have different level of competency and expectations. Retention of knowledge and skills are much different between the new graduate nurses and mid to late career nurse. Feasible training program by using interactive teaching methods can improve the learner's satisfaction. There are just only few anesthesia education courses for nurse anesthetists in each year. These may be not enough in order to maintain either knowledge or essential skills needed in anesthesia real life practice. The primary objective of this is to determine that which kinds of knowledge and skills in anesthesia that the nurse anesthetists in our institution lack off. The secondary objective is the correlation between anesthesia non-technical skills (ANTS) and years of experience among nurse anesthetists. The results of this study will be useful information for creating additional anesthesia training course for this graduate group. Furthermore, Improving the anesthesia standard of care in the near future.

In this study, the investigator team designs to use self-evaluating form as a tool for any competencies evaluation. The Numerical Rating Scale (range from 1-10, 1= least competency, 10 =highest competency) will be used. After ethical committee approval, the subject group will be invited by the investigator team by using participant information form. In case of the participants have willing to enroll in this study. The consent form must be signed and then the participant could download the self-evaluating form (google form, no personal identity record) via QR code. After data collection completion, the statistical analysis will be done by using R program. The statistically significance is set as p< 0.05.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 74

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Thailand
  • Songkhla
    • Hat yai, Songkhla, Thailand, 90110
      • Prince of Songkla University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

-Nurse anesthetist at Prince of Songkla Hospital who is currently working in Anesthesia field

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Nurse anesthetist at Prince of Songkla Hospital who is currently working in Anesthesia field

Exclusion Criteria:

• none

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Nurse anesthetist; In this study, the investigator team designs to use self-evaluating form as a tool for any competencies evaluation. The Numerical Rating Scale (range from 1-10, 1= least competency, 10 =highest competency) will be used for any anesthesia skills evaluation. The participant could download the self-evaluating form (google form, no personal identity record) via QR code.	Behavioral: Questionnaires; The Numerical Rating Scale (range from 1-10, 1= least competency, 10 =highest competency) will be used for any anesthesia skills evaluation. (download the self-evaluating form via QR code)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
determine level of knowledge and skills in anesthesia among nurse anesthetists	level of competency (1-10)	from 0 to 35 years of experience in anesthesia

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
correlation between anesthesia non-technical skills (ANTS) and years of experience among nurse anesthetists.	correlation between anesthesia non-technical skills (ANTS) and years of experience among nurse anesthetists.	from 0 to 35 years of experience in anesthesia

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Prince of Songkla University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 1, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 25, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): November 25, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 31, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 4, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): January 11, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 11, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 4, 2022
• Last Verified: January 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: competency self evaluation

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No