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Nursing & Healthcare
December 03-04 , 2018
Amsterdam, Nether l ands
Journal of Nursing and Health Studies
ISSN: 2574-2825 Nursing & Healthcare 2018
Miriam I Siebzehner, J Nurs Health Stud 2018, Volume: 3
DOI: 10.21767/2574-2825-C5-014
Introduction: Many medical technologies are used by the nursing staff and
help provide the patients with better treatment. The nursing staff makes use
of medical equipment during the course of their work, most of the time without
having proper and adequate qualification. As a result, nurses learn how to use
the equipment through working with it, as on the job training. This method of
learning is inadequate therefore nurses feel threatened and decline from using
the technologies.
Aim: To improve the nurses’ skills for using medical equipment in the hospital
by providing an organized training program.
Methodology: The project was carried out according to the model of Shyuhart
(Carr & Lietmann, 1995) and includes the following stages: planning,
implementing, estimating and concluding. The planning stage consisted of
selecting departments, and using pretest questionnaires. In the implementation
stage the teams were divided in smaller groups, training and practicing skills
away from patients. The training was on the use of existing and new equipment.
The project was evaluated by filling of questionnaires.
Results: The results showed a rise in the level of knowledge on existing
equipment and a high beginning level of knowledge for the new equipment.
Levels of anxiety and feelings of security while using the equipment were
tested, and a significant improvement was found in both cases.
Conclusions: It is possible to improve the introduction of medical equipment to
be used by nurses into hospital wards throughout training programs.
Biography
Miriam I Siebzehner Deputy Director and Senior Researcher
Israeli Center for Technology Assessment in Health Care
(ICTAHC ). She holds two MA's in Nursing from Tel Aviv
University and in Public Administration from Harvard’s John F
Kennedy School of Government. She received her PhD in Health
Management from Ben-Gurion University. She is the Chief
Nurse Officer of the Central Health District, Ministry of Health.
She has published more than 30 articles in professional Israeli
and international journals. She has lectured in professional
educational programs in Tel-Aviv University. During 20 years,
she is a Consultant to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Division for
International Cooperation on Health Issues for Latin America
and selected African countries. She has received professional
awards: The International Council of Nurses and 3M, Israel
Award for outstanding professional achievements, the Ministry
of HealthOutstanding Employee Award in recognition of highest
level of excellence, The Prime Minister Office Civil Service
Commission Outstanding Governmental Employee Award.
Nursing and medical technology: knowledge and practical skills
Miriam I Siebzehner
Central Health District-Ministry of Health, Israel