• A Pubudu De Silva, Tim Stephens, John Welch, Chathurani Sigera, Sunil De Alwis, Priyantha Athapattu, Dilantha Dharmagunawardene, Asela Olupeliyawa, Ashwini de Abrew, Lalitha Peiris, Somalatha Siriwardana, Indika Karunathilake, Arjen Dondorp, and Rashan Haniffa.
• National Intensive Care Surveillance, Quality Secretariat Building, Castle Street Hospital for Women, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre, London, United Kingdom.
• J Crit Care. 2015 Apr 1;30(2):438.e7-11.

PurposeTo assess the impact of a nurse-led, short, structured training program for intensive care unit (ICU) nurses in a resource-limited setting.MethodsA training program using a structured approach to patient assessment and management for ICU nurses was designed and delivered by local nurse tutors in partnership with overseas nurse trainers. The impact of the course was assessed using the following: pre-course and post-course self-assessment, a pre-course and post-course Multiple Choice Questionnaire (MCQ), a post-course Objective Structured Clinical Assessment station, 2 post-course Short Oral Exam (SOE) stations, and post-course feedback questionnaires.ResultsIn total, 117 ICU nurses were trained. Post-MCQ scores were significantly higher when compared with pre-MCQ (P < .0001). More than 95% passed the post-course Objective Structured Clinical Assessment (patient assessment) and SOE 1 (arterial blood gas analysis), whereas 76.9% passed SOE 2 (3-lead electrocardiogram analysis). The course was highly rated by participants, with 98% believing that this was a useful experience.ConclusionsNursing Intensive Care Skills Training was highly rated by participants and was effective in improving the knowledge of the participants. This sustainable short course model may be adaptable to other resource-limited settings.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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