Date of Award

2024

Degree Type

Dissertation/Thesis

Degree Name

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice

Committee Chair

Dr. Michong Rayborn

Committee Chair School

Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice

Committee Member 2

Dr. Nina Mclain

Committee Member 2 School

Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice

Abstract

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologists (CRNAs) are responsible for administering safe anesthesia and prompt intervention throughout the continuum of surgical care. During the surgical experience, many potentially life-threatening complications will require timely treatment to prevent irreversible or even fatal consequences. CRNAs are held accountable for recognizing and addressing a wide range of these complications despite their infrequency in clinical practice. Strategic education and training tools must be employed to ensure student registered nurse anesthesiologists (SRNAs) are equipped with the knowledge and critical thinking skills necessary to mitigate crises in the clinical setting.

This DNP project created an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) for the management of high spinal using the most up-to-date clinical practices. The purpose of this project was to compare the effectiveness of the OSCE to traditional learning methods for improving students’ understanding of how to manage the event of a high spinal. First-year SRNAs were contacted to participate in this project on a volunteer basis and were equally divided into two groups. One group was sent the Management of High Spinal OSCE and the second group was sent the traditional learning method. One week after the material was received, both groups were sent the same post-intervention survey. Both groups performed similarly on the basic knowledge questions. However, the OSCE group performed significantly higher on the questions regarding their comfort with skills.

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