Nurse education in practice
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Automated testing combined with automated retraining to improve CPR skill level in emergency nurses.
To investigate the effect of automated testing and retraining on the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) competency level of emergency nurses. ⋯ Automated testing with feedback was effective in detecting nurses needing CPR retraining. Automated training and retesting improved skills to a predefined pass level. Since not all nurses trained until success, achieving CPR competence remains an important individual and institutional motivational challenge. Ten months after baseline the combined score showed important decay, highlighting the need for frequent assessments.
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Current concern in health care about delivering care that is compassionate has important implications for how compassion is taught and made explicit in nurse education curricula. This paper will describe the use of stories within the curricula to enhance knowledge and skills in compassionate caring. ⋯ Reflective learning can be a valuable strategy for students to ponder new knowledge and allow predetermined ideas to be challenged. Stories can initiate this process and help student nurses to understand not only the needs of others, but their own expectations and values, which in turn can inform how they plan and deliver person centred compassionate care.