Authors (including presenting author) :
Chan YS (1), Kwong PS (1), Ng LK (1)
Affiliation :
(1) Operating Theare, Ruttonjee and Tang Shiu Kin Hospital
Introduction :
Operating Theatre (OT) staff is assigned as mentors for students from Open University Hong Kong, Tung Wah College, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) and Chinese University (CU) for the past eight years (2012-2019). The practicum duration is two weeks. The teaching content is about the introduction of basic concept of OT. Evaluation about various aspects (the knowledge they concerned the most, the most appreciated staff with reasons and other comments and suggestions) would be done by students after their practicum.
Objectives :
1. Recognize and appreciate the work of OT staff being a mentor, especially the most appreciated staff
2. Understand the areas of OT knowledge which students concerned the most
3. Review the knowledge they concerned the most and study the characteristics of ‘being an appreciated staff’ from the perspectives of students
4. Identify any improvement areas in the mentoring programme
Methodology :
Plan
- Evaluate the questionnaires collected from students
- Recognize the work of OT staff as a mentor
- Find out the areas of OT knowledge which students desired the most
- Figure out the characteristics of ‘being an appreciated staff’
Do
- Input and analyze the data collected from the questionnaires
Check
- Collect the opinions about the areas of OT knowledge for introduction which OT staff concerned the most from OT staff’ view
- Collect the opinions about the characteristics of ‘being an appreciated staff’ from OT staff’ view
Act
- Compare the results
- Modify the training content and programme curriculum
- Identify any improvement areas
Result & Outcome :
Over 50% of students (146 in total) studied in HKPU in the past eight years. They are interested in the knowledge of aseptic technique, patient safety and OT attire in sequence. The most appreciated staff have over ten years of OT working experience. Around 50 % of students mentioned that ‘mentors explained all the details patiently with personal experience’ are crucial to them. Around 10% of students commented that they welcomed to have the chance of being scrub nurse during practicum, which matched the content of Edgar Dale’s Cone of Experience (1969). Moreover, they appreciated that staff taught them even not their assigned mentors.
