Walters Thomas Paul
Intensive Care Unit, St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London.
Br J Nurs. 2007;16(21):1332-40. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2007.16.21.27721.
to explore literature pertaining to registered nurses' and/or doctors' knowledge in relation to the pulse oximetry in clinical practice.
pulse oximeters provide non-invasive readings of both pulse rate and peripheral oxygen saturation, leading to quick identification of potential/actual problems. Because of this, clinicians, like nurses, may become too dependent on it, neglecting other aspects of the holistic assessment process.
a literature search was carried out between 1980 and 2006, with much of the data skewed towards 1994-2006. As the central focus was to be on pulse oximetry knowledge of nurses and/or doctors, articles included had to contain a central theme addressing this. Other criteria for inclusion were links between pulse oximetry and knowledge in clinical practice, nurses and/or doctors as participants in studies addressing this, as well as the clinical competency in relation to the device.
improving knowledge may not necessarily be the answer in improving clinical competency. Future research will need to be carried out to measure the connection between knowledge and competency and to use that as a basis for education and training.
探讨与注册护士和/或医生在临床实践中有关脉搏血氧饱和度仪知识的文献。
脉搏血氧饱和度仪可提供脉率和外周血氧饱和度的无创读数，有助于快速识别潜在/实际问题。正因如此，像护士这样的临床医生可能会过度依赖它，而忽视整体评估过程的其他方面。
在1980年至2006年间进行了文献检索，大部分数据集中在1994年至2006年。由于核心关注点是护士和/或医生的脉搏血氧饱和度仪知识，纳入的文章必须包含涉及此方面的中心主题。其他纳入标准包括脉搏血氧饱和度仪与临床实践知识之间的联系、护士和/或医生作为研究参与者涉及此方面的情况，以及与该设备相关的临床能力。
提高知识不一定是提高临床能力的答案。未来需要进行研究以衡量知识与能力之间的联系，并以此为基础进行教育和培训。
