Improving Confidence and Competence in Preparing for Efficient Procedural Visits

Authors' Affiliations

Jessalynn Berry, Department of Family Medicine, Family Medicine Residency Program at Bristol, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee Fred Hicks, Department of Family Medicine, Family Medicine Residency Program at Bristol, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee

Location

D.P. Culp Center Ballroom

Start Date

4-5-2024 9:00 AM

End Date

4-5-2024 11:30 AM

Poster Number

121

Name of Project's Faculty Sponsor

Mary Axelrad

Faculty Sponsor's Department

Family Medicine

Classification of First Author

Medical Resident or Clinical Fellow

Competition Type

Competitive

Type

Poster Presentation

Presentation Category

Health

Abstract or Artist's Statement

In a busy primary care outpatient clinical practice, procedures are often difficult to fit into the daily schedule. Additionally, in a physician residency training clinic, multiple providers are working with multiple nurses and uniformity in supply retrieval and preparation for procedures is lacking. This inconsistency often prolongs an already lengthy process to have the procedure prepped. Resident physicians are also at various stages of training and may not have experience with all the possible procedures or the knowledge of what supplies they may need. We hypothesize that by creating and providing easy access to a concise procedure supply list, we will be able to improve our efficiency in completing procedures in a timely manner as well as improve the confidence and skill set of those prepping for and providing the procedures. To test our hypothesis, we created a pre-test and post-test to provide to both our nursing staff and to our fellow residents. The tests are formatted with questions to assess the confidence that our examinees have in preparing for procedures, the competence of knowing what supplies are needed, and the efficiency with which those procedures are set up for and performed. We plan to compare our pre-test and post-test data to determine the benefit of our intervention. We expect improved overall knowledge and confidence in preparing for in-office procedures.

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Improving Confidence and Competence in Preparing for Efficient Procedural Visits

D.P. Culp Center Ballroom

In a busy primary care outpatient clinical practice, procedures are often difficult to fit into the daily schedule. Additionally, in a physician residency training clinic, multiple providers are working with multiple nurses and uniformity in supply retrieval and preparation for procedures is lacking. This inconsistency often prolongs an already lengthy process to have the procedure prepped. Resident physicians are also at various stages of training and may not have experience with all the possible procedures or the knowledge of what supplies they may need. We hypothesize that by creating and providing easy access to a concise procedure supply list, we will be able to improve our efficiency in completing procedures in a timely manner as well as improve the confidence and skill set of those prepping for and providing the procedures. To test our hypothesis, we created a pre-test and post-test to provide to both our nursing staff and to our fellow residents. The tests are formatted with questions to assess the confidence that our examinees have in preparing for procedures, the competence of knowing what supplies are needed, and the efficiency with which those procedures are set up for and performed. We plan to compare our pre-test and post-test data to determine the benefit of our intervention. We expect improved overall knowledge and confidence in preparing for in-office procedures.