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Arthroscopy : the Journal of... Feb 2022The Delphi Consensus Process is a tool to allow diverse expert opinion to be consolidated to better understand complex problems. The process has recently been applied to...
Editorial Commentary: To Properly Apply Delphi Consensus Conclusions, Strengths and Weaknesses of the Process Require Consideration: Unified Expert Opinion or Toxic Fumes Resulting in a Strange Trance?
The Delphi Consensus Process is a tool to allow diverse expert opinion to be consolidated to better understand complex problems. The process has recently been applied to orthopaedic treatment options. While a piece of the puzzle, the strengths and weaknesses of this process must be understood to allow the orthopaedist to apply the conclusions of the Delphi Consensus process effectively. It is important to recognize that expert opinion has been upended time and time again by carefully collected clinical-outcome data. It is unclear whether the visions of the Oracle are due to wisdom or toxic fumes resulting in a strange trance.
Topics: Causality; Consensus; Delphi Technique; Expert Testimony; Humans
PubMed: 35123706
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2021.08.027 -
Journal of Advanced Nursing Dec 2021To identify the non-technical skills of operating room nurses. This is the first empirical study that includes scrub and circulating operating room nurses.
AIM
To identify the non-technical skills of operating room nurses. This is the first empirical study that includes scrub and circulating operating room nurses.
DESIGN
A three-round modified online Delphi technique was used for this study.
METHODS
Eligible participants (n = 106) with a minimum of 2 years of operating room nursing experience were selected for the expert panel by self-recruitment from a population (N = 1640) of operating room nurses. Data were collected through online surveys, based on crew recourse management theory, between April and September 2020. Descriptive statistics analysis was used for the quantitative data, and deductive thematic analysis for the qualitative data. Consensus was determined using stability between the survey rounds.
RESULTS
A consensus was obtained to maintain the non-technical skills categories of situation awareness, leadership, decision-making, communication and teamwork. The qualitative data revealed several novel non-technical skills, including independent decision-making and leadership skills.
CONCLUSION
The non-technical skills of operating room nurses are more extensive than previously identified. This study has contributed to a verbalization of the tacit knowledge and skills of the operating room nurses. In addition, a list of non-technical skills that should be included in the education of operating room nurses to ensure patient safety in the operating room has been prepared.
IMPACT
This study addresses the lack of research on the non-technical skills of operating room nurses. When exploring the non-technical skills of scrub and circulating nurses, a diversity of novel non-technical skills was uncovered. This research will provide input for the development of a new training, supervision and assessment tool for accelerated development of the non-technical skills of operating room nurses. This contribution to the verbalization of the formerly tacit non-technical skills may facilitate clinical and formal teaching of such skills and may subsequently impact surgery-related patient safety.
Topics: Clinical Competence; Delphi Technique; Humans; Nurses; Operating Rooms; Perioperative Nursing
PubMed: 34626011
DOI: 10.1111/jan.15064 -
Journal of Bodywork and Movement... Jan 2016
Topics: Connective Tissue; Delphi Technique; Fascia; Humans; Terminology as Topic
PubMed: 26891649
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2015.11.012 -
Journal of Pediatric Nursing 2021
Topics: Child; Delphi Technique; Health Priorities; Humans; Nursing Research; Pediatric Nursing
PubMed: 33309512
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.11.017 -
Pain Medicine (Malden, Mass.) Jun 2018
Topics: Consensus; Delphi Technique; Trigger Points
PubMed: 29300966
DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnx327 -
Bulletin of the World Health... Nov 2022
Topics: Humans; Public Health; Delphi Technique; Global Health
PubMed: 36324549
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.22.011122 -
Bulletin of the World Health... Oct 2022
Topics: Delphi Technique; Global Health; Humans; Public Health
PubMed: 36188013
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.22.011022 -
Bulletin of the World Health... Feb 2022
Topics: Delphi Technique; Global Health; Humans; Public Health
PubMed: 35125531
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.22.010222 -
Bulletin of the World Health... Sep 2022
Topics: Delphi Technique; Global Health; Humans; Public Health
PubMed: 36062240
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.22.010922 -
Bulletin of the World Health... May 2022
Topics: Delphi Technique; Global Health; Humans; Public Health
PubMed: 35521032
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.22.010522