Objective: Teaching ultrasound (US) guidance for placement of peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheters requires significant time for synchronous didactic and hands-on training. The investigators assessed the feasibility of an asynchronous model for critical care nurses to learn the novel skill of US-guided PIV placement. Secondary outcomes included the percentage of successful attempts and number of sticks per attempt for anatomy versus US-guided approaches. Methods: The investigators built a self-contained training cart for learners to practice and record their performance. Training occurred asynchronously. The learners recorded data from PIV attempts. Participants completed pre- and post-training surveys. Data from this prospective observational cohort was analyzed for descriptive and comparative statistics, using Kirkpatrick’s Model for evaluation of this educational intervention. Results: During a 6 month period, 21 nurses completed the asynchronous training, with eight recording their PIV placements. 81.0% of the training occurred outside of a Monday to Friday 9AM–5PM period. There were 64 attempts by anatomy approach and 84 with US-guidance. The anatomic approach was successful in 35.9% of attempts with a mean of 1.5 sticks (SD 1.0, Range 1–5). The US-guided approach had a statistically significant greater rate of success (77.4%; p < 0.001) with a mean of 1.2 sticks (SD 1.2, range 1–2, p < 0.01). Participants reported increased confidence in US-guided PIV placement and enjoyment with this method of learning. Conclusions: Asynchronous learning model with cart-based instruction and practice is a feasible means for nurses to learn US-guided PIV placement. Significant outcomes were seen across Kirkpatrick levels I–IV for educational outcome assessment.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
hi@scite.ai
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.