Table 2 Presentation of clinical training, updates and confidence among the study participants (N = 315)
From: Attitude and practices of tracheostomy care among nursing staff in Saudi Arabia
Variables | Categories | Total (315, 100%) |
|---|---|---|
Within the last year what percentage of your active clinical time consisted of the management of patients with a tracheostomy? | None | 11 (3.5) |
1–9% | 42 (13.3) | |
10–24% | 85 (27) | |
25–49% | 82 (26) | |
50% or more | 95 (30.2) | |
Please indicate how many patients you have worked with who are tracheotomized and ventilator assisted? | None | 39 (12.4) |
1–10 | 130 (41.3) | |
11–15 | 30 (9.5) | |
16–50 | 57 (18.1) | |
more than 50 | 59 (18.7) | |
Prior to treating patients independently, approximately how many hours formal training did you receive in tracheostomy management? | None | 50 (15.9) |
1–5 | 153 (48.6) | |
6–10 | 54 (17.1) | |
11–20 | 20 (6.3) | |
more than 20 | 38 (12.1) | |
Prior to treating patients independently, how many hours of clinical supervision did you gain in tracheostomy management (postgraduate)? | None | 58 (18.4) |
1–5 | 139 (44.1) | |
6–10 | 54 (17.1) | |
11–20 | 19 (6) | |
more than 20 | 45 (14.3) | |
Does your department have a formal tracheostomy competency training program? | Yes | 242 (76.8) |
Updates and confidence | ||
Do you feel up to date with the available evidence-based practice in tracheostomy management? | No | 95 (30.2) |
Yes | 206 (65.4) | |
Not sure | 14 (4.4) | |
Do you feel up to date with the advances in tracheostomy technology including the specialized tracheostomy tube options available? | No | 160 (50.8) |
Yes | 146 (46.3) | |
Sometimes | 9 (2.9) | |
What training, if any, would you find beneficial to assist you in managing patients who are tracheostomized? | No training | 47 (14.9) |
Internship rotation in ENT services | 37 (11.7) | |
Undergraduate courses | 52 (16.5) | |
Postgraduate workshops | 179 (56.8) | |
Do you feel you have expert clinical support within your multidisciplinary team for the management of patients with a tracheostomy and those patients requiring ventilator assistance? [Tracheostomy only] | Yes | 243 (77.1) |
Do you feel you have expert clinical support within your multidisciplinary team for the management of patients with a tracheostomy and those patients requiring ventilator assistance? [Tracheostomy + ventilator-assistance] | Yes | 125 (39.7) |
Does the setting in which you work have an optimal team approach for the management of patients with a tracheostomy? | No | 58 (18.4) |
Yes | 243 (77.1) | |
Sometimes | 14 (4.4) | |
Do you feel confident to manage the majority of patients with a tracheostomy within your team | Very confident | 44 (14) |
Confident | 121 (38.4) | |
Neutral | 112 (35.6) | |
Not very confident | 31 (9.8) | |
Not at all confident | 7 (2.2) | |
Do you feel confident to manage the patients with a tracheostomy who also require ventilator assistance? | Very confident | 28 (8.9) |
Confident | 81 (25.7) | |
Neutral | 108 (34.3) | |
Not very confident | 54 (17) | |
Not all confident | 44 (14) | |