EORNA2022_Abstract Book

10th EORNA Congress Stavanger, Norway | 12 - 15 May 2022 Symposia - Invited speakers 4 Symposium: Effective management in the OR IS01 Nurse managers’ decision making and information needs in perioperative settings E. Siirala1 1University of Turku, Finland The aim of this study was to describe the nurse managers’ decision making, information needs and role in daily unit operation. The study consisted of three phases. First, the decisions made by the nurse managers (n=20) were described. The data was collected with think aloud method. During their shift the nurse managers made ad hoc, near future and long-term decisions. They made operational and tactical decisions and they were repeatedly interrupted in their decision making. Second, nurse managers’ essential information needs in decision making were defined, described and identified. The survey was addressed to nurse managers (N=412, n=288). The survey consisted of 76 information needs consisting of four main themes: “Patient’s care process”, “Surgical procedure”, “Human resources”, and “Tangible resources”. Based on the results, the nurse managers valued 41 information needs as essential. The most essential information needs focused on shift and strength of the nursing staff during the shift, the form and need for patient’s isolation and patient’s surgical procedure. Third phase focused on describing the nurse managers’ role by conducting an integrative literature review (n=9). Based on the literature, nurse managers’ role can be divided into three themes: 1) education and experience, 2) skills and 3) tasks. The results can be used when developing the content of information systems supporting knowledge management and decision making of nurse managers in hospitals. Finally, these results can be used in orientation and when clarifying the nurse managers’ role. KEYWORDS: daily unit operation, decision making, information needs, nurse manager and perioperative settings Symposium: Competences for future nurses IS02 How competent are graduating nursing students in Europe? Findings from the European crosscultural study project, COMPEUnurse S. Kajander-Unkuri1 1Diaconia University of Applied Science and University of Turku, Finland Competence of nurses is an important issue in health care as it is related to professional standards, patient safety and the quality of nursing care. In Europe, there are several issues, which will increase the importance of nurse competence of graduating nursing students (GNS) as they are in an essential role in taking the place of retiring nursing staff and meet the increasing need for care. The purpose of this study project is to assess and compare the level of competence of graduating nursing students at the point of graduation and in early years of practice in Europe based on their self-assessment. In addition, the purpose is to identify and analyse the factors (individual, organisational) related to the level of competence. The data were collected between February 2018-September 2019 from GNSs in six European countries (Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, and Spain). GNSs (N=4,135) were invited to respond to the research instruments (the Nurse Competence Scale, the Clinical Learning Environment and Supervision scale, the Self-Rating Scale of Self-Directed Learning scale and the Essential Elements of Nurse Empowerment) with VAS 0–100 scale and several background questions at graduation. In all countries, GNSs’ (n=1,746) assessed their competence on a good level (VAS mean 64.5, SD 14.8), albeit with statistically significant differences between countries. Competence correlated statistically significantly and positively with GNSs’ perceptions of their clinical learning environment, self-directed learning abilities and nurse empowerment. The results can be utilised for the development of nurse education and successful beginning of the nursing career.

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