See one, do one, teach one--is this still how it works? A comparison of the medical and nursing professions in the teaching of practical procedures

A survey of 80 junior doctors and nurses was performed to compare the methods of teaching medical and nursing students in eight common practical procedures. Nurses were more likely to have received formal teaching and to be supervised when first performing a procedure. Some 42% percent of doctors fe...

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Published in:	Medical teacher Vol. 25; no. 6; pp. 664 - 666
Main Authors:	Mason, W T M, Strike, P W
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-11-2003
Subjects:	Attitude of Health Personnel Catheterization, Central Venous - nursing Clinical Competence - standards Clinical skills Comparative studies Drainage - nursing Education Education, Medical, Continuing - methods Education, Medical, Continuing - standards Education, Nursing, Continuing - methods Education, Nursing, Continuing - standards Electrocardiography - nursing Guidelines as Topic House officers Humans Injections, Intramuscular - nursing Injections, Intravenous - nursing Inservice Training - methods Inservice Training - standards Intubation, Gastrointestinal - nursing Medical Staff, Hospital - education Medical Staff, Hospital - psychology Models, Educational Nurses Nursing Education Research Nursing Staff, Hospital - education Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology Nursing, Supervisory - standards Philosophy, Medical Philosophy, Nursing Safety Self-Assessment Surveys Surveys and Questionnaires Teaching Teaching - methods Teaching - standards Urinary Catheterization - nursing
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Summary:	A survey of 80 junior doctors and nurses was performed to compare the methods of teaching medical and nursing students in eight common practical procedures. Nurses were more likely to have received formal teaching and to be supervised when first performing a procedure. Some 42% percent of doctors felt inadequately trained to carry out a practical procedure safely when performing it alone for the first time compared with 7% of nurses. This study confirms that much of the training of doctors in practical procedures is still received on an informal basis, compared with that of nurses. It also reveals that many doctors view this training as insufficient.
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ISSN:	0142-159X
DOI:	10.1080/01421590310001605705