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Learning Objective 1: The learner will be able to identify the educational needs of ICU nurses.
Learning Objective 2: The learner will be able to understand the need of In-service education program for ICU nurses
Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted by using a questionnaire with 80 questions in the following categories: history taking, physical assessment, diagnostic test, hemodynamic monitoring, nursing diagnosis and planning, communication, ICU basic nursing care, medication, nutrition, emergency care, neurological care, cardiovascular care, respiratory care, and other ICU related nursing care. Data were collected from August to October 2009. A total of 300 ICU nurses with minimum of one year clinical experience from five acute care hospitals were participated in the study.
Results: As for the importance, emergency care had the highest score, followed by physical assessment, communication, cardiovascular care, ICU basic nursing care, and respiratory care. Regarding the frequency, physical assessment had the highest score, followed by communication, medication, ICU basic nursing care, respiratory care, and nutrition. Cardiovascular care was the most difficult task, followed by neurological care, emergency care, other ICU related nursing care, diagnostic test, and communication. Lastly, communication, medication, physical assessment, diagnostic test, emergency care, and cardiovascular care showed high educational need in ICU nurses.
Conclusion: There is a need to develop the education program on communication, medication, physical assessment, diagnostic test, emergency care, and cardiovascular care for ICU nurses.
Key Words: Intensive care, Nurse, Education
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