Yoğun Bakım Hemşireliği Sertifika Programının Mesleki Yeterlikler Üzerine Etkisi: Randomize Kontrollü Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Amaç: Yoğun bakım üniteleri, kritik durumdaki hastaların takip, tedavi ve bakımlarının üstlenildiği yerlerdir. Bu birimlerde çalışan hemşirelerin yoğun bakım alanında uzmanlaşmaları, verdikleri hemşirelik bakımının kalitesini artırmaları, mesleki beceri ve yeterliklerini geliştirmeleri gerekmektedir. Araştırma, hemşirelerin bilgi, beceri, tutum ve yeterliklerini geliştirmek amacıyla mesleki gelişim sürecinin önemli bir parçası olan yoğun bakım sertifika programının mesleki yeterlikleri üzerindeki etkisini belirlemeyi amaçlamıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışma randomize kontrollü araştırma deseni ile yürütülmüştür. Çalışma grubu, 30 müdahale ve 30 kontrol grubunda olmak üzere toplam 60 yoğun bakım hemşiresinden oluşmaktadır. Veriler hemşire bilgi formu ve Hemşirelik Mesleki Yeterlik Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Çalışma 19 Nisan 2021 ile 27 Ağustos 2021 tarihleri arasında yürütülmüştür. Bulgular: Sertifika programı sonrasında müdahale grubundaki hemşirelerin hasta tanılama, hemşirelik sürecini uygulama, sağlık/hastalık eğitimi, mesleki gelişim, etik uygulama, eleştirel düşünme ve ekip çalışması ile araştırma ve geliştirme yeterliklerinin kontrol grubuna göre daha yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. Sonuç: Yoğun bakım hemşirelerinin mesleki bilgi, beceri ve yeterliklerini geliştirmeye yönelik farklı sertifika programlarına, kurum içi/dışı kaynaklı hizmet içi eğitimlere, kongre ve sempozyumlara katılımlarının desteklenmesi ve yoğun bakım hemşireliği sertifika programlarının hemşirelerin mesleki yeterliklerine etkisini belirlemeye yönelik nitel çalışmaların yapılması önerilebilir.

Keywords

• Sertifikasyon
• yoğun bakım
• hemşire
• yeterlik

Effects of Intensive Care Nursing Certificate Program on the Professional Competences: A Randomize Controlled Trial

Abstract

Objectives: Intensive care units are places where the follow-up, treatment and care of critically ill patients are undertaken. Nurses working in these units need to specialize in the field of intensive care, increase the quality of nursing care they provide, improve their professional skills and competences. The research aimed to determine the effect of the intensive care certificate program, which is an important part of the professional development process, in order to improve the knowledge, skills, attitudes and competences of nurses on their professional competence. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted with a randomized controlled trial design. The study group consisted of 60 intensive care nurses in total, 30 in the intervention group and 30 in the control group. Data were collected using a nurse information form and the Nursing Professional Competence Scale. The study was conducted from April 19, 2021, through August 27, 2021. Results: After the certificate program, it was observed that the nurses in the intervention group had higher patient diagnosis, nursing process application, health/disease education, professional development, ethical practice, critical thinking and teamwork, and research and development competences than the control group. Conclusion: It would be recommended to support the participation of intensive care nurses in different certificate programs, in-house/outsourced in-service trainings, congresses and symposiums to improve their professional knowledge, skills and competences, and to conduct qualitative studies to determine the effect of intensive care nursing certificate programs on the professional competences of nurses.

Keywords

• Certification
• intensive care
• nurse
• competence

Supporting Institution

None

Ethical Statement

Ethics committee permission was obtained from Bakirkoy Dr Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Date: April 5, 2021, Number: 2021-07-04) before starting the research.

Thanks

We are grateful for the contributions from all the participants.

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