Immediate and 3-month Assessment of PoCUS Performance
Conditions
Brief summary
This project aims to establish point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) training course for nurse practitioners in Taiwan, and standardized evaluation modules. The study subjects are nurse practitioners across different hospital levels. I
Detailed description
This project aims to establish point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) training course for nurse practitioners in Taiwan, and standardized evaluation modules. The study subjects are nurse practitioners across different hospital levels.
Interventions
OTHERultrasound training
PoCUS training
Sponsors
National Taiwan University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
nursing practitioners who are interested in PoCUS.
Exclusion criteria
nursing practitioners who are not interested in PoCUS.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| written test | 1day | 10 multi-choice questionaire |
| hands-on performance | 1 day | using 5-point Likert scale. Point 1 indicated no recognizable structures; point 2 indicated minimally recognizable structures but insufficient for diagnosis; point 3 indicated minimal criteria met for diagnosis, recognizable structures but with some technical flaws; point 4 indicated all structures imaged well and diagnosis easily supported; point 5 indicated all structures imaged with excellent image quality and diagnosis completely supported |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| written test at the 3-month assessment | 3 months | 10 multi-choice questionaire |
| hands-on performance at the 3-month assessment | 3 months | using 5-point Likert scale. Point 1 indicated no recognizable structures; point 2 indicated minimally recognizable structures but insufficient for diagnosis; point 3 indicated minimal criteria met for diagnosis, recognizable structures but with some technical flaws; point 4 indicated all structures imaged well and diagnosis easily supported; point 5 indicated all structures imaged with excellent image quality and diagnosis completely supported |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed