ISSN:
1432-1238
Keywords:
Arterial blood gas
;
Computerized teaching
;
Computerized interpretation
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Objective To describe structure and function of a PC based blood gas interpretation program (ABG-consultant) developed for nurses and physicians, and to test educational impact and user acceptance. Design Prospective, blinded study Setting Interdisciplinary ICU of a county hospital in Switzerland Participants Nurses specialized in intensive care Interentions Exposure to the ABG-consultant program Measurement and results A first group of nurses was subjected to a written examination, then the ABG-consultant was made available for them for 2 months, and finally the same examination was taken again. Additionally, they completed a questionnaire related to the performance of the ABG-consultant. A second group of nurses took the same sequence of examinations but had no access to the ABG-consultant. The score of the examinations increased by 4.8 points in the first group (p〈0.0001) and by 1.3 points (p〈0.16) in the second group. More than 400 consultations were conducted over a period of 2 months and the users themselves stated that the system was of help and easy to use. Conclusion The results have shown that exposure to the ABG-consultant has increased the blood gas knowledge of the ICU nurses. It therefore appears desirable and worthwhile to address other areas of clinical medicine by a similar teaching-consulting approach.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01694772
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