Anita Nordsteien, May-Elin T Horntvedt, Jonn Syse
Use of research in undergraduate nursing students' theses: A mixed methods study
Nurse education today
introduction ultrasoundguided peripheral venous catheter placement ugpvcp key skill establishing intravenous access especially patients anatomical challenges ultrasound highly operatordependent essential ensure sufficient level competence educating healthcare professionals competence acquired simulationbased training sbt using phantoms simulators developed phantom sbt study explore phantoms usability technical fidelity methods novices experience ugpvcp experts routinely performed procedure asked perform three ultrasoundguided catheter placement attempts phantom afterward asked complete usability questionnaire consisting 14 questions exploring usability fidelity phantom results fiftyseven participants included study 29 novices 28 experts assessing positive questions frequency use ease use integration functionality quickness learn confidence level study showed median score 4 5 5 two groups median 1 2 5 negative questions assessing cumbersomeness unnecessary complexity model inconsistency additional comment textbox one participant mentioned cannulation feel realistic good cannulation practice conclusions believe phantom suitable educational curriculum since shows high level usability scoring high positive questions scoring low negative questions high functional fidelity