This project aims to establish point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) training course for nurse practitioners in Taiwan, and standardized evaluation modules. The study subjects are nurse practitioners across different hospital levels. I
This project aims to establish point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) training course for nurse practitioners in Taiwan, and standardized evaluation modules. The study subjects are nurse practitioners across different hospital levels.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
150
PoCUS training
Wan-Ching Lien
Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan
written test
10 multi-choice questionaire
Time frame: 1day
hands-on performance
using 5-point Likert scale. Point 1 indicated no recognizable structures; point 2 indicated minimally recognizable structures but insufficient for diagnosis; point 3 indicated minimal criteria met for diagnosis, recognizable structures but with some technical flaws; point 4 indicated all structures imaged well and diagnosis easily supported; point 5 indicated all structures imaged with excellent image quality and diagnosis completely supported
Time frame: 1 day
written test at the 3-month assessment
10 multi-choice questionaire
Time frame: 3 months
hands-on performance at the 3-month assessment
using 5-point Likert scale. Point 1 indicated no recognizable structures; point 2 indicated minimally recognizable structures but insufficient for diagnosis; point 3 indicated minimal criteria met for diagnosis, recognizable structures but with some technical flaws; point 4 indicated all structures imaged well and diagnosis easily supported; point 5 indicated all structures imaged with excellent image quality and diagnosis completely supported
Time frame: 3 months
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