Publication details
Biomedical Device learning needs of general nurses in first cycle programs in the Czech Republic
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| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | IFMBE Proceedings, Vol. 25, World Congress on medical physics and biomedical engineering |
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| Field | Other medical specializations |
| Keywords | Biomedical devices; general nurses; Curriculum development; first cycle programs |
| Description | The objective of this study was to assess the biomedical device learning needs of General Nurses in the Czech Republic so that we could design an updated biomedical physics curriculum for them. The methodology consisted of a postal survey targeting heads of academic and hospital Nursing departments in Czech universities and university hospitals. We were interested in knowing which device groups First Cycle General Nursing students are expected to know about and the level of competence expected for each device group. We were also interested to know whether there is agreement or otherwise between the expectations of hospital based clinical nursing departments and university based academic nursing departments. We present the results of the survey and discuss their relevance to biomedical physics curriculum development in the Czech Republic. |