Using a Structured Assessment Tool to Evaluate Nontechnical Skills of Nurse Anesthetists
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Using a Structured Assessment Tool to Evaluate Nontechnical Skills of Nurse Anesthetists. / Lyk-Jensen, Helle Teglgaard; Dieckmann, Peter; Konge, Lars; Jepsen, Rikke Malene H G; Spanager, Lene; Østergaard, Doris.
In: A A N A Journal, Vol. 84, No. 2, 04.2016, p. 122-127.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Using a Structured Assessment Tool to Evaluate Nontechnical Skills of Nurse Anesthetists
AU - Lyk-Jensen, Helle Teglgaard
AU - Dieckmann, Peter
AU - Konge, Lars
AU - Jepsen, Rikke Malene H G
AU - Spanager, Lene
AU - Østergaard, Doris
PY - 2016/4
Y1 - 2016/4
N2 - Nontechnical skills are critical for good anesthetic practice but are seldom addressed explicitly in clinical training. The purposes of this study were (1) to evaluate the reliability and validity of the observation-based assessment tool Nurse Anaesthetists' Non-Technical Skills system (N-ANTS) and (2) to evaluate the effect of training nurse anesthetist supervisors in the use of N-ANTS. This system comprises a global rating score, 4 categories, and 15 elements to rate nurse anesthetists' nontechnical skills. A 1-day workshop was conducted for 22 nurse anesthetist supervisors to rate nurse anesthetists' nontechnical skills in 9 scripted video scenarios. Data were gathered from 2 rating sessions separated by a 2-hour training session. The interrater reliability was high before and after the training. It remained stable for the global rating score in N-ANTS and its category ratings, but improved at the elements level. When the raters' ratings were compared with ratings by an expert reference group, there was no statistically significant effect on training. We conclude that Danish nurse anesthetist supervisors without further rater training besides their work experience can use N-ANTS to assess nontechnical skills of nurse anesthetists.
AB - Nontechnical skills are critical for good anesthetic practice but are seldom addressed explicitly in clinical training. The purposes of this study were (1) to evaluate the reliability and validity of the observation-based assessment tool Nurse Anaesthetists' Non-Technical Skills system (N-ANTS) and (2) to evaluate the effect of training nurse anesthetist supervisors in the use of N-ANTS. This system comprises a global rating score, 4 categories, and 15 elements to rate nurse anesthetists' nontechnical skills. A 1-day workshop was conducted for 22 nurse anesthetist supervisors to rate nurse anesthetists' nontechnical skills in 9 scripted video scenarios. Data were gathered from 2 rating sessions separated by a 2-hour training session. The interrater reliability was high before and after the training. It remained stable for the global rating score in N-ANTS and its category ratings, but improved at the elements level. When the raters' ratings were compared with ratings by an expert reference group, there was no statistically significant effect on training. We conclude that Danish nurse anesthetist supervisors without further rater training besides their work experience can use N-ANTS to assess nontechnical skills of nurse anesthetists.
KW - Adult
KW - Anesthesiology
KW - Clinical Competence
KW - Educational Measurement
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Nurse Administrators
KW - Nurse Anesthetists
KW - Operating Rooms
KW - Patient Simulation
KW - Reproducibility of Results
KW - Videotape Recording
KW - Comparative Study
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 27311153
VL - 84
SP - 122
EP - 127
JO - AANA Journal
JF - AANA Journal
SN - 0094-6354
IS - 2
ER -
ID: 173590699