The purpose of this grounded theory study is to define the process that nurse anesthesia program administrators use to determine if a student nurse anesthetist’s unsatisfactory clinical performance warrants intervention by the program. There is little room for error in anesthesia practice as mishaps typically result in significant injury and death. Students who exhibit unsatisfactory clinical performance may pose an immediate risk to patient safety as well as a future risk if allowed to progress in the program. The lack of guidance in the form of clearly articulated expectations and processes contribute to the emotional strain nurse anesthesia faculty and administrators experience when observing unsatisfactory clinical performance. From the data collected in the interviews with ten nurse anesthesia program administrators, a five-phase decision-making model entitled the Nurse Anesthesia Program Administrator Decision Making Model was developed. The five phases of the model include: receiving the feedback, validating the concern, assessing accountability and planning for remediation, removing the student from clinical training and moving to dismissal, and notifying the student of the decision. The guiding principle of this model is the importance of following institutional and program policies throughout the process. This study is intended to provide guidance to nurse anesthesia program administrators who are faced with a student demonstrating unsatisfactory clinical performance regarding what behaviors may require an intervention by the program.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uno.edu/oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-3800 |
| Date | 23 May 2019 |
| Creators | Bonanno, Laura S |
| Publisher | ScholarWorks@UNO |
| Source Sets | University of New Orleans |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations |
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