title: Graduate nurses' comfort and knowledge level regarding tracheostomy care.
abstract: This study examined 104 new graduate nurses' (GNs) comfort level before and after a tracheostomy inservice educational session. Results indicate no correlation between reported comfort level and knowledge in caring for patients with tracheostomies. Findings demonstrate that GNs can benefit significantly from inservice education and skills integration. This suggests that hands-on skills content should be a priority for inclusion into nurse residency programs, particularly with specialized, high-risk, low-incidence nursing skills, regardless of how comfortable nurses report they are with a given patient population.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, 27514, USA. csmith@unch.unc.edu
authors.forename: Cherie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Smith-Miller
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004510:Education, Nursing, Diploma Programs; D004521:Educational Measurement; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007397:Internship, Nonmedical / Q000458:organization & administration; D009657:North Carolina; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000451:nursing*; D014193:Trauma Centers