Effects of Miller's pyramid principle on training for newly enrolled nurses in operation room

Abstract

Objective To explore the effects of Miller's pyramid principle on training for newly enrolled nurses in operation room. Methods Totally 25 newly enrolled nurses in operation room who attended training for new nurses from July 2016 to June 2018 were included into the observation group. Miller's pyramid principle was incorporated into conventional training methods, and progressive and multilayer training was provided based on its theoretical framework. Another 22 newly enrolled nurses in operation room who attended training for new nurses from July 2014 to June 2016 were included into the control group who were trained using conventional methods. Theoretical performance, operation skill, case discussion, core competence self-evaluation and core competence evaluated by others were compared between the two groups. Results The operation skill, case discussion, core competence self-evaluation and core competence evaluated by others of the observation group scored (88.72±3.10) , (52.72±2.11) , (144.44±23.87) and (133.44±18.32) , respectively, higher than those of the control group, which were (85.27±3.95) , (50.82±1.97) , (122.64±22.61) and (115.68±14.01) , respectively (t=-3.35, -3.18, -3.20, -3.69; P 0.05) . Conclusions The effects of Miller's pyramid principle were better than those of conventional methods, which can improve the overall quality and core competency of newly enrolled nurses in operation room. Key words: Operation room; Training for newly enrolled nurses; Miller's pyramid principle; Operation skill; Core competence