Slide 39: How confident do you feel that the ratings that you have recorded are accurate? Confidence rating of registered nurses that the ratings they recorded in the RUCS assessment tool were accurate. 38.9% were very confident and 52.1% were fairly confident. 5.5% of registered nurses were undecided about the accuracy of their ratings while 0.5% were not very confident and 0.1% were not at all confident. 2.9% of registered nurses did not report their confidence rating. Slide 40: External assessment what we now know – There is an appetite for change in the sector External assessment works Assessments can be conducted by RNs but not ENs Do’ assessment supports consumer choice ‘Can External assessment is acceptable to residents Experienced assessors can make confident clinical judgements and distinguish between do’ and do’ ‘can ‘do Assessors need training and to operate as a networked workforce to ensure consistency Slide 41: External assessment issues not completely resolved in Study – One Assessor skill mix RNs, OTs and Physios – Assessment locations - home and hospital Sources of information cognition and behaviour – Admit for end of life care Mode assessment via video / telehealth? – Recruitment and structure of the assessment workforce Reassessment protocols Slide 42: Resident profiles
Slide 39: How confident do you feel that the ratings that you have recorded are accurate? Confidence rating of registered nurses that the ratings they recorded in the RUCS assessment tool were accurate. 38.9% were very confident and 52.1% were fairly confident. 5.5% of registered nurses were undecided about the accuracy of their ratings while 0.5% were not very confident and 0.1% were not at all confident. 2.9% of registered nurses did not report their confidence rating. Slide 40: External assessment – what we now know There is an appetite for change in the sector External assessment works Assessments can be conducted by RNs but not ENs ‘Can Do’ assessment supports consumer choice External assessment is acceptable to residents Experienced assessors can make confident clinical judgements and distinguish between ‘can do’ and ‘do do’ Assessors need training and to operate as a networked workforce to ensure consistency Slide 41: External assessment – issues not completely resolved in Study One Assessor skill mix – RNs, OTs and Physios Assessment locations - home and hospital Sources of information – cognition and behaviour Admit for end of life care Mode – assessment via video / telehealth? Recruitment and structure of the assessment workforce Reassessment protocols Slide 42: Resident profiles