Evaluation of Critical Care Nurses' Knowledge and Ability to Utilize Information Related to Pulmonary Artery Pressure Measurement

Abstract

The performance of pulmonary artery (PA) pressure measurement and the use of the hemodynamic data provided by the catheter system require that critical care nurses have an extensive knowledge base. The purpose of this study were to describe critical care nurses' knowledge and ability to utilize information related to PA pressure measurement, and to determine the differences in relevant demographic data with respect to the mastery of this information a criterion referenced, self administered test concerning PA pressure measurement in a critically ill patient and a demographic data sheet were designed and sent to 1,000 members of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) who were distributed evenly throughout 19 geographic regions in the United States. A total of 181 responses were analyzed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 14, 1991
Accession Number
ADA243580

Entities

People

  • Elizabeth J. Bridges

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Catheterization
  • Health Services
  • Lung Diseases
  • Medical Personnel

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.