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Nurse educators' expectations, training, and assessments of electrocardiogram interpretation among Australian acute care nurses: a national survey
European journal of cardiovascular nursing, Vol.First online, pp.1-10
09/05/2025
PMID: 40344016
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Abstract
Aims: To explore nurse educators' expectations, training, and assessments of electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation among nurses in Australian acute care settings.
Method and Results: A national cross-sectional multi-method online survey was conducted from March to June 2024. A researcher-developed survey was used containing 38 questions across four sections with a final open-ended question. Descriptive analysis was conducted.
A total of 230 participants responded to the survey and 132 were included in the final data analysis. Approximately 96% of the participants had high expectations on nurses' competency in ECG interpretation; however, appropriately 50% of the participants perceived nurses as being comfortable with caring for cardiac-monitored patients, and only 28% perceived nurses considering ECG interpretation as their job. Variability in ECG interpretation training, delivery modes, and assessments has been reported. The most common training program was online courses/modules/packages; however interestingly, the most common training format was face-to-face practical training. Just over 50% of the participants reported that nurses' competency in ECG interpretation assessment was undertaken in their hospitals, with the most common tools being self-developed.
Conclusion: Nurse educators held high expectations of nurses' competency in ECG interpretation; however, they perceived nurses' competency in this area as needing improvement. The heterogeneity of training programs, methods, and assessments can result in significant discrepancies in skill levels. Hence, there is a strong need to develop a high-quality, standardised training program, a validated and standardised assessment tool, and a credible program standard.
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- Title
- Nurse educators' expectations, training, and assessments of electrocardiogram interpretation among Australian acute care nurses: a national survey
- Creators
- Yingyan Chen - Monash UniversityCaleb Ferguson - University of WollongongSusie Cartledge - Monash UniversityJacqueline Colgan - University of TasmaniaJeroen M Hendriks - Maastricht University Medical CentreKathryn Keller - Florida Atlantic UniversityFrances Fengzhi Lin - University of the Sunshine Coast
- Publication Details
- European journal of cardiovascular nursing, Vol.First online, pp.1-10
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Grant note
- Australian College of Critical Care NursesCardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Cardiovascular Nursing CouncilAustralasian Cardiovascular Nursing CollegeAustralian Nurse Teachers Society
We thank all participants for responding to the survey. We also thank the four organizations, including the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses, the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Cardiovascular Nursing Council, the Australasian Cardiovascular Nursing College (ACNC), and the Australian Nurse Teachers Society, for distributing our survey. Finally, we want to thank Mr Matthew Han (Cardiology Department, Westmead Hospital & ACNC Executive) who provided extensive feedback on survey questions.
- Identifiers
- 991013285248902368
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2025.
- Academic Unit
- Nursing; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article