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Key information

Conditions

Competence Nurse's Role

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Fatma Cebeci

Muratpaşa, 07160, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the perceived competence of operating room nurses and the opinions of the surgical team, regarding the competence of nurses and the influencing factors with a deep understanding.

Method: This convergent parallel mixed-methods study was carried out with members of the surgical team working in 17 hospitals including three public, two university, one city, one education and research, and ten private ones located in city center of Burdur, Isparta and Antalya provinces. The sample of the quantitative dimension of the study consisted of 224 operating room nurses working in authorized institutions, and the qualitative dimension consisted of 54 team members including 21 operating room nurses, 21 surgeons, 3 anesthesiologists, and 9 technicians/operators. The data were collected between May 1th, 2020 and August 20th, 2020 using Quantitative and Qualitative Personal Information Forms, Perceived Perioperative Competence Scale (PPCS-R) and semi-structured interview form. The quantitative data were assessed using the SPSS 24.0 package program, and the qualitative data were assessed using content analysis and thematic analysis. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, ANOVA, Mann Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis H tests. Qualitative data were assessed through descriptive content analysis. The quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed independently, and interpreted based on analytical generalization in the discussion section.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Quantitative At least six months of operating room experience nurses Qualitative At least six months of operating room experience surgical team members

Exclusion criteria

Willingness to withdraw from the study at any time

Treatment and study plan

type of parallel data in a convergent parallel hash pattern (near time)

Other

The quantitative part of the study is a descriptive study with the Perceived Perioperative Competence Scale-Revised to determine the perceptions of operating room nurses about their competencies.

It is a case study in order to reveal the opinions of the surgical team members about the competencies of the operating room nurses and the affecting factors through individual in-depth interviews and to better explain the current situation at the qualitative stage, which is carried out simultaneously.

Primary outcomes

competence Factors affecting the competence of operating room nurses

Time frame: 6 week

In the quantitative dimension of the study, the competency areas of operating room nurses were evaluated in 6 dimensions with the revised perioperative competency scale. The factors of the scale included "foundational knowledge and skills" (9 items), "leadership" (8 items), "collaboration" (6 items), "proficiency" (6 items), "empathy" (5 items), and "professional development" (6 items). In the qualitative aspect of the research, individual in-depth interviews with the surgical team members were made by descriptive and content analysis, and competency areas were determined.

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Secondary outcomes

factors

Time frame: 6 week

In the quantitative aspect of the study, the Perceived Perioperative Competence Scale-Revised and the sociodemographic characteristics of nurses were compared.

In the qualitative aspect of the study, descriptive and content analysis were made in the interviews with the members of the surgical team and the influencing factors were determined.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Other

Collaborators

Akdeniz University

Registry information

Official study title

Perceptıons Of The Surgıcal Team Regardıng The Competencıes Of The Operatıng Room Nurse And Factors Affectıng The Competence

Important dates

Study start: 2020
Primary completion: 2020
Study completion: 2022
First posted: Aug 8, 2022
Registry last updated: Aug 8, 2022

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