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The purpose of the research was to evaluate the staff nurses’ perception of the effectiveness of the Patient Care Champion (PCC) teaching method at Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System (SVMHS).
Background & Significance
The PCC study is the designed evaluation of a cohort of fourteen staff nurses trained and released from direct patient care responsibilities to provide one-on-one and small group teaching. The original PCC staff nurses were selected for the role because of their clinical expertise, credibility and patient/ staff advocacy.
Methods
A survey was developed by the researcher and the content validated by clinical education experts at a community hospital. The demographics included questions focused on gender, age, years as a registered nurse, position and educational level. The tool also included fifteen questions focused on the evaluation of teaching methods and was scored using a five point Likert scale.
Findings
Findings suggest that staff found the PCC teaching methodology to be effective. Staff were asked to rate the PCC teaching methodology independent of the other methodologies and then rank it compared to the other four methodologies and in both cases the rate means and ranking means correspond closely for each of the methodologies. This can be attributable to staff having a clear opinion regarding what teaching methodologies they find most effective. This is also representative of how respondents ranked each of the teaching methodologies.
Discussion & Implications
These pilot results demonstrate the nurses’ initial evaluation of the PCC program as effective and the PCC project has a multitude of implications for the organization that are based in providing effective education to staff. The PPCs play a supportive part in rolling out initiatives, educating to new or changes in policies and updating staff on changes in practice which as we know in the field of nursing can happen frequently.