Nasopharyngeal Swab Education for COVID-19
Nasopharyngeal Swab Education for COVID-19
Outline
Introduction
Knowledge Focused Trigger
Organizational Priorities
Current Practice
PICOT Question
Literature Review
Appraisal of Evidence
Synthesis of Evidence
Strengths and Limitations
Summary of Findings
Information Gathering
Recommendations
Conclusion
References
Introduction
Knowledge Focused Trigger
Organizational Priorities
Current Practice
Information Gathering
PICOT Question
Are educated MedSurg nurses (I) more successful in performing COVID-19 nasopharyngeal swabs (P) compared with non-educated MedSurg nurses (C) for accurate COVID-19 test results (O)?
Literature Review
Databases/ Sources of Articles
Key Words: COVID-19, Nasopharyngeal swab, education, training, video, medical-surgical, nurse
PubMed
CINAHL Library
A search using the keywords above produced a total of __ articles. After eliminating duplicates or out-of-date articles, and those that were non-applicable, our number of pertinent articles was reduced to 10.
Appraisal of Evidence
| Level of Evidential Strength* | Number of Studies | Overall Quality |
| Level I: Evidence obtained from experimental studies, such as RCTs, & systematic reviews, with or without meta-analysis. | For example (2) | For example (A) |
| Level II: Evidence obtained from quasi-experimental studies, or systematic reviews consisting of a combination of RCTs & quasi-experimental studies. | ||
| Level III: Evidence obtained from non-experimental studies, mixed-method studies, & qualitative studies. | ||
| Level IV: Opinions of respected authorities or nationally recognized subject matter expert committees based on scientific evidence. | ||
| Level V: Based non-research evidence such as literature reviews, case studies, quality improvement, & expert opinion based on experiential evidence. | 6 | B |
Base the Appraisal of Evidence using The Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-based Practice Rating Scale (check the uploaded scale)
Number of Studies: Based on the following articles in the Reference list.
Strengths and Limitations
Strengths:
Limitations:
Synthesis of Evidence
| Article | Level of Evidence | Grade | Summary |
| Abud et al. | II (Example only) | B (Example only) | (Example Only) A quasi-experimental study in which a visual-focused video regarding toileting assistance was developed for patient education. A feasibility trial was conducted in an acute ward. |
| Bwire et al. | |||
| Chaghari et al. | |||
| Chee et al. | |||
| Li et al. | |||
| Mark et al. | |||
| Pondaven-Letourmy et al. | |||
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Base the Appraisal of Evidence using The Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-based Practice Rating Scale (check the uploaded scale)
Summary of Findings
Recommendations
In-service training
Reinforce teaching back to measure knowledge
Appoint a designated person to teach each floor (Superuser)
Use visual models
Training session with video instruction and live demonstration
3D printed nose models during swab training sessions
