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Brief training increases nurses' comfort using tele-ultrasound: A feasibility study
Taylor M Douglas1, Andrea R Levine2, Peter P Olivieri3
1Department of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate School of Medicine, 450 Clarkson Ave, Box 1228, Brooklyn, NY 11203, United States.
Intensive & Critical Care Nursing
|December 6, 2018
Summary
Brief training significantly improved non-physician providers' comfort and willingness to use tele-ultrasound. This educational program is feasible for improving skills in tele-intensive care unit (tele-ICU) settings.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound
- Telemedicine
Background:
- Non-physician providers can acquire ultrasound images.
- Comfort and willingness are key to adopting tele-ultrasound.
- Barriers to tele-ultrasound integration exist.
Purpose of the Study:
- Assess non-physician provider comfort with tele-ultrasound before and after training.
- Evaluate the feasibility of an educational program to enhance tele-ultrasound comfort.
Main Methods:
- Feasibility study involving a brief training session and hands-on tele-ultrasound.
- Pilot and clinical cohorts performed tele-ultrasound on volunteers and critically ill patients.
- Remote intensivists provided real-time guidance via telemedicine.
Main Results:
- Sixteen non-physician providers participated.
- 100% of participants felt prepared after training, a significant increase from 31% before.
- Mean comfort Likert score improved from 2.7 to 4.8 (p=0.001).
Conclusions:
- Brief training enhances comfort and willingness to use tele-ultrasound.
- The educational program is feasible and effective.
- Further trials are warranted to assess clinical utility in tele-ICU care.
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