Competencies of Operating Room Nurses and Influencing Factors

NCT05491629 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AUCAK
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 224
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the perceived competence of operating room nurses and the opinions of the surgical team, regarding the competence of nurses and the influencing factors with a deep understanding. Method: This convergent parallel mixed-methods study was carried out with members of the surgical team working in 17 hospitals including three public, two university, one city, one education and research, and ten private ones located in city center of Burdur, Isparta and Antalya provinces. The data were collected between May 1th, 2020 and August 20th, 2020 using Quantitative and Qualitative Personal Information Forms, Perceived Perioperative Competence Scale (PPCS-R) and semi-structured interview form. The quantitative data were assessed using the SPSS 24.0 package program, and the qualitative data were assessed using content analysis and thematic analysis. The quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed independently, and interpreted based on analytical generalization in the discussion section.

Conditions

Competence; Nurse's Role

Keywords

Operating room nursing, competence, competency

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• competence Factors affecting the competence of operating room nurses

  In the quantitative dimension of the study, the competency areas of operating room nurses were evaluated in 6 dimensions with the revised perioperative competency scale. The factors of the scale included "foundational knowledge and skills" (9 items), "leadership" (8 items), "collaboration" (6 items), "proficiency" (6 items), "empathy" (5 items), and "professional development" (6 items). In the qualitative aspect of the research, individual in-depth interviews with the surgical team members were made by descriptive and content analysis, and competency areas were determined. security non-technical arae

  6 week

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• factors

  6 week

Study Arms (1)

surgical team members

The aim of this study is to determine with a deep understanding the perceptions of the operating room nurses' competence and the surgical team's views on the competence of nurses and the factors affecting them. In the research, parallel data type in convergent parallel mixed design (convergent parallel) was used to obtain rigorous, valid and reliable data with survey questions and individual interviews. In the quantitative dimension of the study, it was aimed to determine the perceptions of the operating room nurses about their competencies, and in the qualitative aspect, the thoughts/opinions of the entire surgical team about the competency of the operating room nurses and the factors affecting them.

Other: type of parallel data in a convergent parallel hash pattern (near time)

Interventions

type of parallel data in a convergent parallel hash pattern (near time) OTHER

The quantitative part of the study is a descriptive study with the Perceived Perioperative Competence Scale-Revised to determine the perceptions of operating room nurses about their competencies. It is a case study in order to reveal the opinions of the surgical team members about the competencies of the operating room nurses and the affecting factors through individual in-depth interviews and to better explain the current situation at the qualitative stage, which is carried out simultaneously.

surgical team members

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The universe of the research consists of the hospitals located in the city centers of Burdur, Isparta and Antalya in the Western Mediterranean Region. The sample consists of surgical team members working in the operating rooms of 17 hospitals, two of which are university, one is research practice, four are state and ten are private.

You may qualify if:

• Quantitative At least six months of operating room experience nurses Qualitative At least six months of operating room experience surgical team members

You may not qualify if:

• Willingness to withdraw from the study at any time

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University: lead
• Akdeniz University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Fatma Cebeci

Muratpaşa, 07160, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Officials

• Ayşe Uçak-lecturer

  Akdeniz University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 7, 2022
• First Posted: August 8, 2022
• Study Start: March 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: August 20, 2020
• Study Completion: June 20, 2022
• Last Updated: August 8, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Locations

TU (1)