Point-of-Care Ultrasound Educational Development in Australasia: A Scoping Review

Cormack, Carolynne J.; Childs, Jessie; Kent, Fiona

doi:10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2023.02.011

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“…The lack of a defined curriculum and the rare use of tools for ensuring competencies were observed in the studies included in our review. These issues have also been raised in several previous reviews on PoCUS education for clinical nurses (Cormack et al, 2023;Jørgensen et al, 2021). Although ultrasonography has various uses in nursing education, further research is needed to develop standardized education methods/curriculum and competency evaluation to ensure minimum competence standards for students and to improve clinical outcomes for patients.…”

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“…Several credentialed nursing organizations also support and encourage the use of ultrasound as a tool for vascular access in clinical practice (Bortman et al, 2019;Gorski et al, 2021;Morata & Bowers, 2020). The literature on the education of nurses in the use of ultrasonography is still limited but growing (Cormack et al, 2023), especially for emergency nurses or who implement ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter insertion (Jørgensen et al, 2021). To summarize, it is clear that the incorporation of ultrasonography into nursing practice is becoming more necessary in certain fields.…”

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The use of ultrasonography in education for undergraduate nursing students: A literature review

Kubo,

Nagata,

Yoshinaga

2024

Japan Journal Nursing Sci

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AimThe incorporation of ultrasonography into nursing practice is becoming more common, but how ultrasonography is used or applied in nursing student education is still unclear. This study aimed to review and synthesize relevant literature on the use of ultrasonography in education for undergraduate nursing students.MethodsAn electronic literature search was conducted in June 2022 (updated in June 2023) using MEDLINE, CINAHL, Scopus, and Ichushi‐Web databases. Two researchers independently screened/assessed the eligibility of the studies, synthesized extracted data using a narrative synthesis (due to anticipated heterogeneity across studies), and evaluated the methodological quality of quantitative studies using the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument.ResultsThirteen peer‐reviewed articles were included in the review. All of the studies were conducted in high‐income countries, and the majority of them employed an uncontrolled single‐group design. Ultrasonography was used mainly for visualizing the vascular system to improve students' puncture skills, but it was also used with various other applications. The included studies were predominantly of moderate quality and heterogeneous, but all of them reported at least some benefits in nursing student education, such as enhancing knowledge and understanding of subcutaneous anatomical structures, and improving confidence in and/or skills of venipuncture and other visualization/assessment methods.ConclusionsThis review provides a broad perspective and highlights the potential use of ultrasonography in education for undergraduate nursing students. Further research is needed to develop standardized teaching methods/curriculum and competency assessments in order to ensure minimum competency standards for students and to improve clinical outcomes for patients.

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