Date of Award
Fall 2023
Degree Type
Dissertation/Thesis
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
School
Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice
Committee Chair
Dr. Nina McLain
Committee Chair School
Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice
Committee Member 2
Dr. Mary Jane Collins
Committee Member 2 School
Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice
Abstract
Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia techniques are valuable tools for anesthesia providers to learn and implement in their practice. Two specific blocks that student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs) need to utilize are PECS-II and the Intrapec block for reconstructive breast augmentation and mastectomies. Teaching these blocks to SRNAs in the clinical setting may be difficult as they will be under higher pressure to perform since they will be practicing on live patients. Understanding this stress led to a review of the current Nurse Anesthesia Program (NAP) curriculum at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and found a gap in the education, which an Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) for the PECS-II and Intrapec block would fill.
Development of the OSCE was completed utilizing the current EBP. Upon completion, quantitative and qualitative data were obtained, and an overall evaluation survey provided participants the opportunity to evaluate the OSCE as a whole. While there was a slight reduction in quantitative scoring regarding the Intrapec Block, the qualitative and survey data suggest that the instructional material was effective and useful.
ORCID ID
0009-0001-4058-2792
Copyright
Kaleb Smith, 2023
Recommended Citation
Smith, Kaleb, "AN OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION (OSCE) FOR PEC-II AND INTRAPEC BLOCK FOR BREAST AUGMENTATION SURGERY" (2023). Doctoral Projects. 237.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dnp_capstone/237