Table 3 Responses to the weekend training session among nursing and physician course participants
Average response* | Average responses by clinical role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Questions | All participants | Nurses and RT’s§ n = 21 (SD) | Physicians n = 22 (SD) | P value |
1 | Training valuable for experiences during the games | 1.43 (0.63) | 1.43 (0.75) | 1.43 (0.51) | 0.520 |
2 | Training increased comfort and familiarity in work environment | 1.48 (0.50) | 1.43 (0.51) | 1.54 (0.51) | 0.547 |
3 | Preparation for subsequent practice during the games | 1.56 (0.55) | 1.52 (0.60) | 1.60 (0.50) | 0.437 |
4 | MMU ’walk through’ provided situational awareness | 1.27 (0.59) | 1.24 (0.43) | 1.32 (0.72) | 1.000 |
5 | MMU ’walk through’ increase anxiety | 4.02 (1.01) | 3.9 (1.04) | 4.13 (0.99) | 0.455 |
6 | Discussion seminar on medical liability | 1.78 (0.69) | 1.67 (0.73) | 1.90 (0.64) | 0.356 |
7 | Discussion on care management of elite athletes | 1.63 (0.80) | 1.48 (0.60) | 1.80 (0.95) | 0.288 |
8 | MMU ’walk through’: understanding role and procedures | 1.46 (0.67) | 1.57 (0.81) | 1.36 (0.49) | 0.809 |
9 | MMU ’walk through’: movement of simulated patient | 1.45 (0.63) | 1.50 (0.69) | 1.41 (0.59) | 0.896 |
10 | MMU ’walk through’: experience in physical layout | 1.38 (0.58) | 1.40 (0.60) | 1.36 (0.58) | 1.000 |
11 | Discussion on uniforms, security, and accommodation | 1.95 (1.09) | 1.86 (1.11) | 2.04 (1.09) | 0.793 |
12 | Discussion on daily routines, shifts, and schedules | 2.19 (1.05) | 2.00 (1.05) | 2.36 (1.05) | 0.334 |
13 | Discussion on protocols, safety, and infection control | 1.72 (0.88) | 1.67 (0.66) | 1.77 (1.07) | 0.199 |
14 | General Q & A discussion | 1.69 (0.75) | 1.52 (0.68) | 1.86 (0.79) | 0.357 |
15 | Discussion on mass casualty and emergency planning | 1.72 (0.70) | 1.57 (0.68) | 1.86 (0.71) | 0.408 |
16 | Discussion on pandemic planning and H1N1 | 1.86 (0.83) | 1.71 (0.64) | 2.00 (0.97) | 0.730 |
17 | Discussion on blood administration protocols | 1.76 (0.96) | 1.42 (0.51) | 2.09 (1.18) | 0.109 |
18 | Discussion on patient transfer protocols | 1.58 (0.76) | 1.57 (0.51) | 1.59 (0.96) | 0.215 |