PMID- 36648976 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230308 IS - 2039-4403 (Electronic) IS - 2039-439X (Print) IS - 2039-439X (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 1 DP - 2022 Dec 27 TI - The Effectiveness of NIV and CPAP Training on the Job in COVID-19 Acute Care Wards: A Nurses' Self-Assessment of Skills. PG - 17-28 LID - 10.3390/nursrep13010002 [doi] AB - Background: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in COVID-19 patients outside of intensive care unit (ICU) settings was a feasible support during the pandemic outbreak. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an "on the job" NIV training program provided to 66 nurses working in 3 COVID-19 wards in an Italian university hospital. Methods: A quasi-experimental longitudinal before-after study was designed. The NIV Team education program, provided by expert ICU nurses, included: 3 h sessions of training on the job during work-shifts about the management of helmet-continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) Venturi systems, and NIV with oronasal and full-face masks. An eleven-item "brief skills self-report tool" was administered before and after the program to explore the perception of NIV education program attendees about their level of skills. Results: In total, 59 nurses responded to the questionnaire. There was an improvement in the skill levels of the management of Helmet-CPAP (median before training 2, inter-quartile range (IQR) 0-6; median after training 8, IQR 3-9; p < 0.0001), and mask-NIV (median before training 2, IQR 0-6; median after training 8, IQR 3-9; p < 0.0001). Conclusions: Training on the job performed by expert ICU nurses can be a valuable and fast means to implement new Helmet-CPAP and mask-NIV skills outside of ICUs. FAU - Bambi, Stefano AU - Bambi S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0360-4470 AD - Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy. FAU - Parente, Eustachio AU - Parente E AD - Neuroscience-Neurosurgery, Meyer Children's Hospital, 50139 Florence, Italy. FAU - Bardacci, Yari AU - Bardacci Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5433-1073 AD - Emergency and Trauma Intensive Care Unit, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy. FAU - Baldassini Rodriguez, Samuele AU - Baldassini Rodriguez S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9745-3772 AD - Emergency and Trauma Intensive Care Unit, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy. FAU - Forciniti, Carolina AU - Forciniti C AD - Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy. FAU - Ballerini, Lorenzo AU - Ballerini L AD - Emergency Department, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy. FAU - Caruso, Christian AU - Caruso C AD - Emergency Medical System-AUSL Toscana Centro, 50122 Florence, Italy. FAU - El Aoufy, Khadija AU - El Aoufy K AD - Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy. FAU - Poggianti, Marta AU - Poggianti M AD - Hospital Healthcare Management, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy. FAU - Bonacaro, Antonio AU - Bonacaro A AD - School of Health and Sports Sciences, University of Suffolk, Ipswich IP4 1QJ, UK. FAU - Rona, Roberto AU - Rona R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3907-3074 AD - General Intensive Care Unit, San Gerardo Hospital-ASST Monza, Milano Bicocca University, 20900 Monza, Italy. FAU - Rasero, Laura AU - Rasero L AD - Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy. FAU - Lucchini, Alberto AU - Lucchini A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7475-277X AD - General Intensive Care Unit, San Gerardo Hospital-ASST Monza, Milano Bicocca University, 20900 Monza, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20221227 PL - Switzerland TA - Nurs Rep JT - Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) JID - 101592662 PMC - PMC9844455 OTO - NOTNLM OT - COVID-19 OT - CPAP OT - education OT - general ward OT - noninvasive ventilation OT - nurses COIS- The authors state that they have no conflict of interest in the drafting of this paper. EDAT- 2023/01/18 06:00 MHDA- 2023/01/18 06:01 PMCR- 2022/12/27 CRDT- 2023/01/17 11:43 PHST- 2022/12/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/12/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/12/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/01/17 11:43 [entrez] PHST- 2023/01/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/01/18 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/12/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - nursrep13010002 [pii] AID - nursrep-13-00002 [pii] AID - 10.3390/nursrep13010002 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nurs Rep. 2022 Dec 27;13(1):17-28. doi: 10.3390/nursrep13010002.