Education and training for acute care delivery: a needs analysis

Abstract

Technological and clinical advances have led to increased levels of patient dependency and shorter hospital stay, such that they are now often managed on general wards. Have staff been trained or educated for this change in focus? This project was designed to identify the education and training needs of health care professionals in assessing and managing acutely physically ill hospital patients, within the boundaries of one Strategic Health Authority (SHA) in the UK. Participants identified the knowledge, skills and resources required to assess and manage acutely ill patients. These issues may be addressed through the provision of an appropriate range of structured educational programmes and experiences with the ultimate aim of improving standards of patient care.

Early warning systems and rapid response to the deteriorating patient in hospital: A systematic realist review

“…To prioritise and manage workload nurses delegate much of the direct patient care to HCAs and student nurses (Wood et al 2004). Effective delivery and organisation of care requires the right number of knowledgeable and skilled nurses to the level of service provided (DoH 2001).…”

Pre‐registration education: making a difference to critical care?

“…Wood et al (2004) undertook a needs analysis that aimed to identify the education and training needs of health care professionals in managing acutely ill patients. They further highlighted deficits in the preparation of pre‐registration nurses to manage and assess critically ill patients.…”

“…They further highlighted deficits in the preparation of pre‐registration nurses to manage and assess critically ill patients. Wood et al . (2004) also supports the Department of Health (2001) who recommends an urgent review of all pre‐registration curriculum and that higher education institutions need to produce frameworks that ensure students are given critical care education.…”

“…(2004) also supports the Department of Health (2001) who recommends an urgent review of all pre‐registration curriculum and that higher education institutions need to produce frameworks that ensure students are given critical care education. A further recommendation is that all pre‐registration students should undertake a minimum of one practice assessed placement within a critical care environment (Wood et al ., 2004). However, Wood et al .…”

“…A further recommendation is that all pre‐registration students should undertake a minimum of one practice assessed placement within a critical care environment (Wood et al ., 2004). However, Wood et al . (2004) study did not specifically focus upon the content of pre‐registration critical care curriculum, and their sample consisted of qualified nurses rather than pre‐registration students.…”