Irene Sirevåg1, Kristine Horgen Aamodt2, Ida Mykkeltveit3, Signe Berit Bentsen4. 1. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Postbox 8600 Forus, 4036 Stavanger, Norway; Operating Department, Helse Stavanger HF, Helse Stavanger HF, Postboks 8100, 4068 Stavanger, Norway. Electronic address: irene.sirevag@uis.no. 2. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Postbox 8600 Forus, 4036 Stavanger, Norway. Electronic address: kristine.h.aamodt@uis.no. 3. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Postbox 8600 Forus, 4036 Stavanger, Norway. Electronic address: ida.mykkeltveit@uis.no. 4. Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway; Department of Operating Services, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. Electronic address: Signe.Berit.Bentsen@hvl.no.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The importance of non-technical skills in the prevention of adverse events in the operating room is well documented through research. With the increased attention to non-technical skills, the need for structured training to support the development of such skills has emerged. The Scrub Practitioners' List of Intraoperative Non-Technical Skills (SPLINTS) is an instrument for structuring observation as well as rating and feedback of non-technical skills for operating room nurses, and it can be used for student supervision and self-reflection. SPLINTS-no is the Norwegian translation and adaptation of SPLINTS. OBJECTIVE: To explore the experiences of operating room nurse preceptors using SPLINTS-no in the supervision of operating room students' non-technical skills. DESIGN: An explorative qualitative design was used. METHODS: Data were collected using semi-structured qualitative interviews with 10 operating room nurse preceptors in a Norwegian university hospital. The data were analysed by inductive qualitative content analysis. RESULTS: The operating room nurse preceptors experienced that the use of SPLINTS-no had an impact on the quality of student supervision. They improved their supervision competencies, and the use of SPLINTS-no contributed to consistency in observation and supervision. There were also findings supporting that reflection over non-technical skills contributed to building an increased awareness of these skills. CONCLUSIONS: SPLINTS-no has an impact on clinical student supervision through an increased awareness on non-technical skills. It is well accepted by the operating room nurses as a supportive tool in the supervision of non-technical skills of student operating room nurses during clinical placement.
BACKGROUND: The importance of non-technical skills in the prevention of adverse events in the operating room is well documented through research. With the increased attention to non-technical skills, the need for structured training to support the development of such skills has emerged. The Scrub Practitioners' List of Intraoperative Non-Technical Skills (SPLINTS) is an instrument for structuring observation as well as rating and feedback of non-technical skills for operating room nurses, and it can be used for student supervision and self-reflection. SPLINTS-no is the Norwegian translation and adaptation of SPLINTS. OBJECTIVE: To explore the experiences of operating room nurse preceptors using SPLINTS-no in the supervision of operating room students' non-technical skills. DESIGN: An explorative qualitative design was used. METHODS: Data were collected using semi-structured qualitative interviews with 10 operating room nurse preceptors in a Norwegian university hospital. The data were analysed by inductive qualitative content analysis. RESULTS: The operating room nurse preceptors experienced that the use of SPLINTS-no had an impact on the quality of student supervision. They improved their supervision competencies, and the use of SPLINTS-no contributed to consistency in observation and supervision. There were also findings supporting that reflection over non-technical skills contributed to building an increased awareness of these skills. CONCLUSIONS: SPLINTS-no has an impact on clinical student supervision through an increased awareness on non-technical skills. It is well accepted by the operating room nurses as a supportive tool in the supervision of non-technical skills of student operating room nurses during clinical placement.
Authors: Fiona M Flynn; Berit T Valeberg; Pia C Bing-Jonsson; Anne M Lyberg; Siri Tønnessen Journal: BMC Med Educ Date: 2022-04-04 Impact factor: 2.463