FastrackED: A NNSWLHD sustainable disaster preparedness education program
Tracks
Concurrent Stream 3
| Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
| 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM |
| Corinthian Room |
Overview
Rowena Knight & Andrea Thawley
Speaker
Andrea Thawley
Associate Lecturer In Nursing
University Of The Sunshine Coast
FastrackED: A NNSWLHD sustainable disaster preparedness education program
11:10 AM - 11:30 AMAbstract
Introduction:
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen unrivalled demand on healthcare world-wide. The ability to surge during, and outside the pandemic is vital for the delivery of safe patient care. International and national experiences highlighted the impact of COVID-19 on ED nursing workforce and service demand issues.
The purpose of the project was to develop, facilitate and evaluate a fast-tracked preparation program to support non-emergency nurses to work in the ED during the pandemic and to build a sustainable workforce. The aim of the study was to measure nurses’ self-reported confidence to work in the ED pre and post the FastrackED preparation program.
Method:
A contemporary multi-mode training program was developed to comply with Covid-19 restrictions including online virtual, micro learning and face to face components. Core emergency nursing skills (n=8) were identified as critical to the provision of safe nursing care in the ED.
Pre and post test surveys measured nurses’ confidence to work in the ED.
Results:
A total of 80 nurses attended the FastrackED preparation program over a 10-month period. More than 900 ED shifts were filled by participants who completed the training.
Statistically significant increases in confidence were observed for all core emergency skills and overall emergency skill confidence. The largest improvement in confidence occurred in the operation of point-of-care-testing.
All participants (100%) rated the program as excellent, very good & many participants stated the program invigorated their career pathways. 19% of participants have taken up permanent ED positions in the 12 months following the program.
Discussion:
The project has contributed to disaster preparedness at a local and state level, demonstrating that a fast-tracked ED preparation program is effective in supporting non-emergency nurses to work in the ED during a pandemic and providing a transition pathway into Emergency Nursing.
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen unrivalled demand on healthcare world-wide. The ability to surge during, and outside the pandemic is vital for the delivery of safe patient care. International and national experiences highlighted the impact of COVID-19 on ED nursing workforce and service demand issues.
The purpose of the project was to develop, facilitate and evaluate a fast-tracked preparation program to support non-emergency nurses to work in the ED during the pandemic and to build a sustainable workforce. The aim of the study was to measure nurses’ self-reported confidence to work in the ED pre and post the FastrackED preparation program.
Method:
A contemporary multi-mode training program was developed to comply with Covid-19 restrictions including online virtual, micro learning and face to face components. Core emergency nursing skills (n=8) were identified as critical to the provision of safe nursing care in the ED.
Pre and post test surveys measured nurses’ confidence to work in the ED.
Results:
A total of 80 nurses attended the FastrackED preparation program over a 10-month period. More than 900 ED shifts were filled by participants who completed the training.
Statistically significant increases in confidence were observed for all core emergency skills and overall emergency skill confidence. The largest improvement in confidence occurred in the operation of point-of-care-testing.
All participants (100%) rated the program as excellent, very good & many participants stated the program invigorated their career pathways. 19% of participants have taken up permanent ED positions in the 12 months following the program.
Discussion:
The project has contributed to disaster preparedness at a local and state level, demonstrating that a fast-tracked ED preparation program is effective in supporting non-emergency nurses to work in the ED during a pandemic and providing a transition pathway into Emergency Nursing.
Biography
Early career Researcher Andrea Thawley is an Associate Lecturer in Nursing with an emerging research agenda in Emergency and Critical Care research. As a Clinical Nurse Consultant, she developed, reviewed, and published multiple local emergency and operating department procedures/ guidelines with a major focus on triage models of care, education and mental health. Andrea presented her research findings at the 17th International Conference for Emergency Nurses in 2019 and was awarded Best Novice Research. She published the ‘educational needs of triage nurses’ component in 2020.
Mrs Rowena Knight
Clinical Nurse Consultant - Emergency
NNSWLHD
FastrackED: A NNSWLHD sustainable disaster preparedness education program
11:10 AM - 11:30 AMAbstract
Introduction:
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen unrivalled demand on healthcare world-wide. The ability to surge during, and outside the pandemic is vital for the delivery of safe patient care. International and national experiences highlighted the impact of COVID-19 on ED nursing workforce and service demand issues.
The purpose of the project was to develop, facilitate and evaluate a fast-tracked preparation program to support non-emergency nurses to work in the ED during the pandemic and to build a sustainable workforce. The aim of the study was to measure nurses’ self-reported confidence to work in the ED pre and post the FastrackED preparation program.
Method:
A contemporary multi-mode training program was developed to comply with Covid-19 restrictions including online virtual, micro learning and face to face components. Core emergency nursing skills (n=8) were identified as critical to the provision of safe nursing care in the ED.
Pre and post test surveys measured nurses’ confidence to work in the ED.
Results:
A total of 80 nurses attended the FastrackED preparation program over a 10-month period. More than 900 ED shifts were filled by participants who completed the training.
Statistically significant increases in confidence were observed for all core emergency skills and overall emergency skill confidence. The largest improvement in confidence occurred in the operation of point-of-care-testing.
All participants (100%) rated the program as excellent, very good & many participants stated the program invigorated their career pathways. 19% of participants have taken up permanent ED positions in the 12 months following the program.
Discussion:
The project has contributed to disaster preparedness at a local and state level, demonstrating that a fast-tracked ED preparation program is effective in supporting non-emergency nurses to work in the ED during a pandemic and providing a transition pathway into Emergency Nursing.
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen unrivalled demand on healthcare world-wide. The ability to surge during, and outside the pandemic is vital for the delivery of safe patient care. International and national experiences highlighted the impact of COVID-19 on ED nursing workforce and service demand issues.
The purpose of the project was to develop, facilitate and evaluate a fast-tracked preparation program to support non-emergency nurses to work in the ED during the pandemic and to build a sustainable workforce. The aim of the study was to measure nurses’ self-reported confidence to work in the ED pre and post the FastrackED preparation program.
Method:
A contemporary multi-mode training program was developed to comply with Covid-19 restrictions including online virtual, micro learning and face to face components. Core emergency nursing skills (n=8) were identified as critical to the provision of safe nursing care in the ED.
Pre and post test surveys measured nurses’ confidence to work in the ED.
Results:
A total of 80 nurses attended the FastrackED preparation program over a 10-month period. More than 900 ED shifts were filled by participants who completed the training.
Statistically significant increases in confidence were observed for all core emergency skills and overall emergency skill confidence. The largest improvement in confidence occurred in the operation of point-of-care-testing.
All participants (100%) rated the program as excellent, very good & many participants stated the program invigorated their career pathways. 19% of participants have taken up permanent ED positions in the 12 months following the program.
Discussion:
The project has contributed to disaster preparedness at a local and state level, demonstrating that a fast-tracked ED preparation program is effective in supporting non-emergency nurses to work in the ED during a pandemic and providing a transition pathway into Emergency Nursing.
Biography
Rowena Knight, Registered Nurse and Paramedic currently the acting Clinical Nurse Consultant - Emergency for NNSWLHD. 24yrs of critical care experience across ICU, Emergency & Pre-Hospital throughout metro and regional NSW. She is an early career researcher with a passion for supporting the novice ED workforce.
