Evaluation of a Training Program on Adult Critical Care Nursing - ผลการประเมินโครงการอบรมหลักสูตรการพยาบาลเฉพาะทาง สาขาการพยาบาลผู้ป่วยวิกฤต (ผู้ใหญ่)

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate a training program on adult critical care nursing
organized by the nursing department, Buddhachinaraj hospital in Phitsanulok province, Thailand. Four
areas of the program were assessed which included context, input, process, and output. Data were
collected by interviewing 392 instructors/facilitators, trainees, graduates, supervisors, colleagues, patients
and 3 experts; and analyzed by descriptive statistics. It was found that (1) the program’s objectives
were corresponded to society’s needs; (2) the capabilities of instructors/facilitators and readiness
of learning facilities were at high level, (3) the appropriateness of learning activities and coordination
were at high level, and (4) the trainees’ knowledge and skills were at high level, resulting in high level
satisfaction of practices among patients and their families. The study identified additional topics to be
included in the training program: nursing care for late stage patients, nursing care for families in critical
situations, and the roles of nurses in assessment and clinical decision, as well as strategies for information
searching. Moreover, in order to reduce stress of trainees, schedules of training program should not
be set on weekend and it should be flexible.
Key words: evaluation, critical care nursing training program