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Comparing basic knowledge in critical care nursing between nurses from the United States and nurses from other
1Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA. toth@cua.edu or www.cua.edu
Summary
Critical care nurses
Area of Science:
- Nursing Research
- International Health
- Critical Care Medicine
Background:
- No prior studies compared critical care nursing knowledge across nations.
- Nurses globally participated in the reliability testing of the Basic Knowledge Assessment Tool, Version 5.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare critical care knowledge between US and international nurses.
- To assess the reliability of the Basic Knowledge Assessment Tool, Version 5.
Main Methods:
- Data collected over 16 months from 682 critical care nurses.
- Participants included 528 nurses from the US and 154 from other countries.
Main Results:
- The Basic Knowledge Assessment Tool, Version 5, demonstrated reliability across all participants.
- Nurses from English-speaking nations scored similarly to US nurses; those from non-English-speaking nations scored lower.
- Years of critical care experience significantly influenced knowledge assessment scores.
Conclusions:
- The Basic Knowledge Assessment Tool, Version 5, is a valid and reliable measure for diverse critical care nurses.
- Language proficiency appears to correlate with higher scores on the assessment tool.
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