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 inMedical teacher Vol. 25; no. 6; pp. 664 - 666
Main Authors Mason, W T M, Strike, P W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
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