Health Commun.  2024 Jun;19(1):53-60. 10.15715/kjhcom.2024.19.1.53.

Development of Performance Measures to Assess Airway Management Skills

• Kim Y

• KMID: 2562554
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.15715/kjhcom.2024.19.1.53

Abstract

Purpose
: This study was to develop and evaluate the validity and inter-rater reliability of airway management tool. Methods : Airway management skills in 20 nursing students were assessed by two investigators using a procedures-specific assessment tool. Overall performance and domain scores between teams were compared using independent samples t-test to assess construct validity. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated to assess inter-rater reliability. Results : Regarding construct validity, there was no statistical difference in the performance scores for each class of the two evaluators for students in class 1 and class 2. ICCs for overall performance were –0.145-0.835. Conclusion : Overall inter-rater reliability appears to have been achieved at a moderate level and good construct validity. In order to supplement the items, it is judged that it is necessary to simplify the skill evaluation questions and increase the practice time.

Keyword

Airway management; Clinical skills; Emergency management; Tracheal intubation