Self-evaluation of practical skills of nurses during pre- and postoperative care
- VernacularTitle:МЭС ЗАСЛЫН ТАСАГТ АЖИЛЛАЖ БУЙ СУВИЛАГЧДЫН “ХЭРЭГЖҮҮЛЭХ” УР ЧАДВАРЫН ҮНЭЛГЭЭ
- Author:
Nyamaa D
1
;
Oyuntsetseg S
2
;
Erdenekhuu N
2
Author Information
1. School of Nursing of MNUMS
2. Mongolian National University of Medical Science
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nursing, Executive skill, Pre- and post-operative care
- From:Innovation
2017;11(1):34-38
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND
The study was based on the facts that high patient satisfaction and good health indicators are
common in countries where quality of nursing care and organization has reached high level and
skill level of these professionals is the main factor for the improvement of health care service
quality.
OBJECTIVE
Evaluate practical skill levels of nurses who are responsible for pre- and post-operative care in
the National First Central Hospital (NFCH).
METHOD
Using cross-sectional design, we have conducted 120 questions questionnaire, which was
developed by Canadian Nursing Association and Kwantlen Polytechnic University in 2008, to
determine 4 levels of skill (never done – did independently) among 41 nurses who work in the
Department of Surgery of NFCH. Data was analyzed using social studies statistics software SPSS
21.
RESULT
Average age and average work years of the 41 nurses who work in the Department of Surgery were
29.9±8.6 and 7.7±9.1, respectively. In terms of specialty, 4 were anesthesiology and intensive
care nurse (9.8%) and 17 were surgical nurse (41.5%) while almost half of them (20, 48.8%) did
not have specialty certification. During the evaluation of practical skill levels of participants in
regards to pre- and post-operative care, for checking readiness of respiratory apparatus, there
were 9 (22%) nurses who had never done it, 11 (27%) nurses who did it with assistance, 9 (22%)
nurses who did it under guidance, and 12 (29%) nurses who did it independently, for checking
neurologic function, there were 4 (11%) nurses who had never done it, 3 (7%) nurses who did
it with assistance, 7 (17%) nurses who did it under guidance, and 27 (65%) nurses who did it
independently, for operation wound care, there were 5 (12%) nurses who had never done it, 2
(5%) nurses who did it with assistance, 11 (27%) nurses who did it under guidance, and 23 (56%)
nurses who did it independently, for using nasal and tracheal intubation, there were 10 (24%)
nurses who had never done it, 4 (10%) nurses who did it with assistance, 10 (24%) nurses who
did it under guidance, and 17 (42%) nurses who did it independently. There was correlation
between average work years and skill level (p<0.001).
CONCLUSION
Varying skill levels (never done it 17.25%, with assistance 12.25%, under guidance 22.5%, and
independently 48%) of surgical nurses who are responsible for pre- and post-operative care show
that there is a need for improving practical skills of nurses in the Department of Surgery of NFCH.
