Bessere Wissensaufnahme durch Kurzfortbildungen vor dem Spätdienst statt nach dem Frühdienst?

Abstract

Better knowledge absorption of short training courses before late shift than after early shift? An observational study Abstract. Introduction: Further training for nurses on intensive care units (ICU) is obligatory, but there is a lack of short-term options of up to 15 minutes during working time. Currently data for optimal positioning of short-term further training courses for nurses in ICU is not available. Question: What are the effects of short-term further trainings before late shift compared to after early shift on the knowledge acquisition of nurses in ICU? In addition, further framework conditions and a final recommendation for the events should be determined. Methods: Data was collected as an observational study with one group of nurses who took part in a 15-minute further training course at the start of the late shift (VS) and another who attended these at the end of the early shift (VF). A self-created questionnaire was used. The Odds Ratio (OR) was calculated as primary outcome using three questions. Secondary outcome parameters like punctual participation of the nurses, but also a final recommendation behavior counted were determined using methods of descriptive statistics. Results: With a response rate of 98.59% (n = 420), the overall OR was 1.22 (95%-KI: 0.90; 1.64) in favor of the VS group compared to VF. 96.73% (n = 237) of nurses in group VS and 80.13% (n = 121) in VF were able to attend further trainings in time. Participants recommended the short training courses on a scale of 1 (definitely go) to 6 (prefer to stay) in VS with an arithmetic average of 2.27 (SD 1.15) and in VF with 2.21 (SD 1.07). Conclusion: Short further training courses should be offered at the beginning of the late shift.