'A Lot to Offer': Nurses as Educators for Medical Residents in an Academic Medical Center Intensive Care Unit

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions (06/08/23) Petri, Camille R.; Beltran, Christine P.; Russell, Kristin; et al.

New research explores intensive care unit (ICU) nurses' perspectives and practices on training medical residents, and discusses potential areas to apply such education. The study included 75 ICU nurses at a single, urban, tertiary academic medical center. In surveys, the nurses had generally positive attitudes toward teaching residents, viewing it as important and enjoyable. Respondents felt confident in both their knowledge base and teaching abilities, but highlighted time, uncertainty about educational subjects and trainees' receptivity as potential obstacles. A qualitative assessment highlighted nurse-specific variables that affect teaching, the educational environment and teaching facilitators as major themes. "Identified facilitators of nurse teaching, including resident presence at the bedside and structured opportunities for teaching, represent potential targets for interventions to promote interprofessional teaching," the authors report.

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