TY - JOUR
T1 - Limited obstetric ultrasound examinations
T2 - competency and cost.
AU - Stringer, Marilyn
AU - Miesnik, Susan R.
AU - Brown, Linda P.
AU - Menei, Lynne
AU - Macones, George A.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To determine both the actual dollar cost and the amount of time required per nurse to establish competency in limited obstetric ultrasonography (LOBU). DESIGN: Descriptive. SETTING: A tertiary care setting. PARTICIPANTS: Registered nurses who were taught in LOBU. RESULTS: Nurses who attained competency in LOBU completed 12 hours of didactic education and a clinical practicum consisting of 6 to 9 hours and approximating 15 ultrasound scans. For five nurses to concurrently attain competency in LOBU, the cost per nurse was $1,037.55 (includes salaries and employee benefits). CONCLUSION: Registered nurses are able to acquire competency in LOBU at a reasonable cost, thus enhancing the ability of the professional nurse to deliver a fuller scope of services in an obstetric setting. For institutions that have limited access to individuals with this skill, nurses trained in LOBU may present a high-quality, cost-efficient solution to providing needed obstetric services.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To determine both the actual dollar cost and the amount of time required per nurse to establish competency in limited obstetric ultrasonography (LOBU). DESIGN: Descriptive. SETTING: A tertiary care setting. PARTICIPANTS: Registered nurses who were taught in LOBU. RESULTS: Nurses who attained competency in LOBU completed 12 hours of didactic education and a clinical practicum consisting of 6 to 9 hours and approximating 15 ultrasound scans. For five nurses to concurrently attain competency in LOBU, the cost per nurse was $1,037.55 (includes salaries and employee benefits). CONCLUSION: Registered nurses are able to acquire competency in LOBU at a reasonable cost, thus enhancing the ability of the professional nurse to deliver a fuller scope of services in an obstetric setting. For institutions that have limited access to individuals with this skill, nurses trained in LOBU may present a high-quality, cost-efficient solution to providing needed obstetric services.
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U2 - 10.1177/0884217503253452
DO - 10.1177/0884217503253452
M3 - Article
C2 - 12774872
AN - SCOPUS:0043210964
SN - 0884-2175
VL - 32
SP - 307
EP - 312
JO - Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN / NAACOG
JF - Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN / NAACOG
IS - 3
ER -