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Technical Skills In Paediatrics: A Qualitative Study Of Acquisition, Attitudes And Assumptions In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Susan Bannister, Robert Hilliard, Glenn Regehr, Lorelei Lingard

Lorelei Lingard

PURPOSE: While the effective acquisition of technical skills is essential for excellent paediatric care, little is known about how technical skills are learned in the paediatric setting. This study sought to describe and theorise the variables influencing technical skills acquisition in a tertiary care neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) inpatient setting. METHODOLOGY: Using non-participant field methodology, paediatric residents and their teachers (nurses, respiratory therapists, neonatal staff and fellows) were observed at various times in the NICU for 8 weeks. Thirteen semistructured interviews with these teachers and learners and 1 focus group of additional learners were conducted and used to triangulate …