An exploration of participants’ experience of an intensive care nursing transition to specialty practice program
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posted on 2017-03-19, 22:02 authored by Auxillia MadhuvuTransition to
Specialty Practice Programs (TSPPs) were developed to support, educate and
facilitate recruitment and retention of nurses in specialised areas of
practice. The intensive care nursing TSPP in this study was implemented in
2000. To date, nationally there are no studies conducted which focus on
intensive care nursing TSPPs. The intensive care nursing TSPP was developed at
one organisation to meet the staffing requirements of two adult intensive care
units. The aim of this study was to explore the effects of an intensive care
nursing TSPP offered in two intensive care units (ICUs) in one organisation
A cross-sectional survey design was used to collect quantitative data. Data were collected from nurses who participated in the TSPP from 2005 to 2015 using an anonymous online survey. Summary statistics and chi square tests were used to analyse the data
The response rate was at least 51.8% (n=86). Most of the TSPP participants had medical nursing experience (n=35, 40.7%) or surgical nursing experience (n=35, 40.7 %) prior to enrolling into the program. Findings revealed that most of the participants (n=66, 76.7%) were still working in ICU. More than half (n=57, 77%) of the participants were working in the ICU for more than two years post program. The majority of the participants (n=60, 69.8%) undertook post graduate education post TSPP.
The findings of this study will inform nurses who want to commence nursing in ICU, nurse educators and organisations about the progress of TSPP participants post completion. Further studies on different organisations or nationwide will add to the results of this study.
A cross-sectional survey design was used to collect quantitative data. Data were collected from nurses who participated in the TSPP from 2005 to 2015 using an anonymous online survey. Summary statistics and chi square tests were used to analyse the data
The response rate was at least 51.8% (n=86). Most of the TSPP participants had medical nursing experience (n=35, 40.7%) or surgical nursing experience (n=35, 40.7 %) prior to enrolling into the program. Findings revealed that most of the participants (n=66, 76.7%) were still working in ICU. More than half (n=57, 77%) of the participants were working in the ICU for more than two years post program. The majority of the participants (n=60, 69.8%) undertook post graduate education post TSPP.
The findings of this study will inform nurses who want to commence nursing in ICU, nurse educators and organisations about the progress of TSPP participants post completion. Further studies on different organisations or nationwide will add to the results of this study.
