Expedited upskilling of intermediate care nurses to provide critical care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Describe the strategy, efficacy and preferred mechanisms of training used to rapidly upskill intermediate care nursing staff to provide critical care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

Descriptive study.

Methods

The strategy used from March through December 2020 to upskill nurses in an intermediate care unit to administer critical care upon rapid conversion of the intermediate care unit to an intensive care unit for coronavirus disease 2019 is described. Training and education included paired staffing models, interdisciplinary education, skills days and self-directed learning. Nurses engaged in this upskilling process were surveyed to evaluate their confidence in new critical care competencies and educational preferences.

Results

Of 38 intermediate care n

SUBMITTER: Hampton R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9875122 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature