The purpose of this project was to improve the knowledge about and ability to operate PiCCO of nurses at an intensive care unit. PiCCO monitor has been used to evaluate cardiac and pulmonary function of patients in the critical care unit in the hospital since February 2006. However, knowledge about recognizing the equipment was only 46.4%, only 47.3% of the nurse staff operated it correctly, and only 20% of the charge auditing was completed. Lack of standard operating protocols and training courses were found to be the major causes. To resolve the problems, an operating protocol and quality control system were created. Training courses, an operation manual, and teaching materials were also provided. The results showed that knowledge among nurses improved to 86.7% and operating ability increased to 92.9%. Charge audits were 100% completed. The results demonstrated that the project was effective in improving the use of PiCCO in intensive care units.
The purpose of this project was to improve the knowledge about and ability to operate PiCCO of nurses at an intensive care unit. PiCCO monitor has been used to evaluate cardiac and pulmonary function of patients in the critical care unit in the hospital since February 2006. However, knowledge about recognizing the equipment was only 46.4%, only 47.3% of the nurse staff operated it correctly, and only 20% of the charge auditing was completed. Lack of standard operating protocols and training courses were found to be the major causes. To resolve the problems, an operating protocol and quality control system were created. Training courses, an operation manual, and teaching materials were also provided. The results showed that knowledge among nurses improved to 86.7% and operating ability increased to 92.9%. Charge audits were 100% completed. The results demonstrated that the project was effective in improving the use of PiCCO in intensive care units.