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Critical care nurse · Jun 1998
Introducing the Basic Knowledge Assessment Tool for pediatric critical care nursing (PEDS-BKAT).
- N G Runton and J C Toth.
- Pediatric ICU/Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit, Pennsylvania State University Children's Hospital, Hershey, USA.
- Crit Care Nurse. 1998 Jun 1;18(3):67-72.
AbstractA 9-member educational task force and a 4-member panel of experts was used to establish the validity of the PEDS-BKAT, which was modified from version 4 of the adult BKAT for critical care nursing. A sample of 105 pediatric ICU nurses from 6 settings took the PEDS-BKAT. Test results include a mean score of 78.9 points and a reliability of 0.86 (coefficient alpha). The PEDS-BKAT can be used to assess knowledge before and after orientation, to determine learning needs for veteran staff nurses, for advanced placement of new employees with previous experience in a pediatric ICU, and in nursing research. Copies of the PEDS-BKAT are available upon request.
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