Just-in-Time Training for the Use of ICU Nurse Extenders During COVID-19 Pandemic Response

ABSTRACT Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s response to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic included a plan to provide just-in-time training for nursing staff and paraprofessionals from throughout the organization in the event that it became overwhelmed with more critically ill patients than the facility was staffed to manage. Training conducted was a combination of online learning from the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Association of Critical Care Nurses as well as a 2-hour block of hands-on skills. The three competencies for floating staff from Wright’s Method for Competency Assessment were utilized in the training process, allowing trainees to (1) learn to fly, (2) market themselves in a positive way, and (3) understand crisis management options. Quick implementation of the plan led to over 125 nurses and paraprofessionals receiving the education and training in preparation for the pandemic response. The article further discusses training topics covered and the competency expectations for non-critical care nurses trained.

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Methods of teaching gymnastic exercises to students engaged in sports aerobics

Health, sport, rehabilitation ◽

10.34142/hsr.2020.06.03.01 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 9

Author(s):

T.M. Kravchuk ◽

S.A. Bybel ◽

O.O. Slastina ◽

A.I. Kovalenko

Keyword(s):

Educational Institutions ◽

Institutions Of Higher Education ◽

Literature Analysis ◽

Expert Evaluation ◽

High Angle ◽

Training Process ◽

Hands On ◽

Physical Abilities ◽

Experimental Group ◽

And Training

The aim - to substantiate and experimentally test the method of teaching gymnastic exercises to students engaged in sports aerobics. Material and methods. The study involved 20 students of Kharkiv institutions of higher education engaged in sports aerobics in groups of sports improvements. At the time of the experiment, the subjects were 17 to 20 years old. Method of research. Theoretical analysis and generalization of scientific and methodological literature; analysis of rules and videos of competitions; pedagogical experiment; expert evaluation; methods of mathematical statistics. Results. As a result of the study, a method of teaching and improving the technique of performing gymnastic exercises for students of higher educational institutions specializing in sports aerobics was developed. It is proved that the introduction in the educational and training process of students engaged in sports aerobics, special exercises that gradually lead to the implementation of gymnastic elements, and at the same time partially develop the necessary physical abilities contribute to their more effective assimilation and improvement. In particular, the execution quality control all gymnastic exercises (emphasis angle flairs out with 360° rotation; emphasis high angle; planche apart the legs; sagittal balance with the grip on the leg and rotate 360°; libel spin with the prop hands on the floor) in the experimental group, unlike the control, increased on average by 50%. Conclusions. Thus, the paper highlights the main groups of gymnastic elements provided by the current rules of competition in sports aerobics. The method of training students specializing in sports aerobics to perform these elements is developed. Experimental verification of the effectiveness of the developed technique was carried out.

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Healthcare reforms: implications for the education and training of acute and critical care nurses

Postgraduate Medical Journal ◽

10.1136/pgmj.2003.009456 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 80 (950) ◽

pp. 706-710 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

S Glen

Keyword(s):

Critical Care ◽

Education And Training ◽

Critical Care Nurses ◽

Healthcare Reforms ◽

And Training

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Monitoring pulmonary artery pressures: just the facts

Critical Care Nurse ◽

10.4037/ccn2000.20.6.59 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 20 (6) ◽

pp. 59-78 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

EJ Bridges

Keyword(s):

Critical Care ◽

Pulmonary Artery ◽

Training Programs ◽

Large Body ◽

Education And Training ◽

Critical Care Nurses ◽

Pressure Monitoring ◽

Basic Principles ◽

And Training ◽

Insufficient Knowledge

Numerous research-based guidelines for PA pressure monitoring are available. Despite the availability of this large body of literature related to PA pressure monitoring, critical care nurses continue to demonstrate insufficient knowledge and ability to apply information related to the collection and interpretation of data obtained with a PA catheter. This article focuses on these problematic areas, and reinforces the need to continue to include the basic principles of PA pressure monitoring in education and training programs.

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Assessment and Training of Teamwork and Leadership for Critical Care Nurses: A Pilot Study

The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine ◽

10.4266/kjccm.2012.27.2.75 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 75

Author(s):

Hyun Jin Kim ◽

Sang Mo Je ◽

Hyun Soo Chung ◽

Sung Phil Chung ◽

Hahn Shick Lee

Keyword(s):

Critical Care ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Critical Care Nurses ◽

And Training

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Critical Care in Critical Times of COVID-19 in Argentina: A Viewpoint

Connect The World of Critical Care Nursing ◽

10.1891/wfccn-d-20-00018 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 147-153

Author(s):

Laura Alberto ◽

Roberto Gabriel Pawlowicz ◽

Elizabeth Barrionuevo ◽

Mariano Garay ◽

María del Carmen Martínez

Keyword(s):

Critical Care ◽

Nursing Leadership ◽

Critical Care Nurses ◽

List Type ◽

Critical Care Nursing ◽

Support Strategies ◽

Health Authorities ◽

Pandemic Response ◽

Specialty Education ◽

Care Nursing

The world is experiencing an unparalleled COVID-19 pandemic which highlighted the important role and contribution of critical care nurses worldwide.Argentinean health authorities and critical care organizations have delivered country wide education and support strategies to upskill the critical care nursing workforce.The challenges include to tailor a pandemic response in a context of a weak and fragmented health system and shortage of critical care nurses.Argentina needs to invest in expanding specialty education, enhancing critical care nursing leadership, and improving working conditions of critical care nurses.

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Upskilling and training of Critical Care Nurses for Pandemic- A Landscape for future

International Journal for Innovation Education and Research ◽

10.31686/ijier.vol8.iss11.2751 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (11) ◽

pp. 295-305

Author(s):

Derar Gharaibeh ◽

Cornie Saba ◽

Diosdado IV Frasco ◽

Jennifer Dinglasan Marali

Keyword(s):

Critical Care ◽

Research Evidence ◽

Critical Care Nurses ◽

High Quality Research ◽

Hospital Administrators ◽

Literature Reviews ◽

The Face ◽

Care Training ◽

And Training ◽

Current Experience

This writes up aspire to discourse current challenges encounter during COVID 19 pandemic and envisaging countermeasure to assert future-readiness.This paper is adopting synthetization of literature review based on current experience through COVID 19 pandemic in outlining a considerably efficient framework for surge critical care training for future-readiness. This article aimed to aspire to the challenges encountered during the COVID 19 pandemic and envisaging measures to ensure future readiness if a further outbreak of similar pandemics. This paper is adopting the synthetization of literature reviews based on current experience through COVID 19 pandemic in outlining a considerably efficient framework for surge critical care training for future-readiness. CONCLUSION the significant predicament of the COVID 19 pandemic is towards the ICU community. As a pre-emptive effort, hospital administrators, policymakers, and critical care practitioners have to work on strategies that hasten an organization is bracing itself in the future potentiality of an overwhelming surge of critically ill patients. The cornerstones for future-readiness to coherent collaboration at the local, regional, national, and international levels, focusing on high-quality research, evidence-based practice, sharing data and resources, and ethical integrity in the face of unprecedented challenges likely will be a key to the success of these efforts.

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ASPPB Competency Assessment and Its Implications for the Education and Training Community

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e531982014-001 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Carol Webb

Keyword(s):

Education And Training ◽

Competency Assessment ◽

Training Community ◽

And Training

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Adverse Events Reporting System as Experienced by Critical-Care Nurses in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ◽

10.25159/2520-5293/2456 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Thusile Mabel Gqaleni ◽

Busisiwe Rosemary Bhengu

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Critical Care ◽

Adverse Events ◽

Patient Care ◽

Family Involvement ◽

Reporting System ◽

Legal Framework ◽

Critical Care Nurses ◽

Kwazulu Natal ◽

Life Threatening

Critically ill patients admitted to critical-care units (CCUs) might have life-threatening or potentially life-threatening problems. Adverse events (AEs) occur frequently in CCUs, resulting in compromised quality of patient care. This study explores the experiences of critical-care nurses (CCNs) in relation to how the reported AEs were analysed and handled in CCUs. The study was conducted in the CCUs of five purposively selected hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. A descriptive qualitative design was used to obtain data through in-depth interviews from a purposive sample of five unit managers working in the CCUs to provide a deeper meaning of their experiences. This study was a part of a bigger study using a mixed-methods approach. The recorded qualitative data were analysed using Tesch’s content analysis. The main categories of information that emerged during the data analysis were (i) the existence of an AE reporting system, (ii) the occurrence of AEs, (iii) the promotion of and barriers to AE reporting, and (iv) the handling of AEs. The findings demonstrated that there were major gaps that affected the maximum utilisation of the reporting system. In addition, even though the system existed in other institutions, it was not utilised at all, hence affecting quality patient care. The following are recommended: (1) a non-punitive and non-confrontational system should be promoted, and (2) an organisational culture should be encouraged where support structures are formed within institutions, which consist of a legal framework, patient and family involvement, effective AE feedback, and education and training of staff.

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