Neonatal / Pediatric Certification Needs Assessment Survey
Practitioners’ Survey
1. In what province/territory do you work?
Please Select
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
2. Please list the hospital(s) where you work (optional).
3. How long have you been a practicing respiratory therapist?
fewer than 5 years
6-10 years
11-15 years
16-20 years
more than 20 years
4. Select the statement that best describes the patient population in your practice.
I work exclusively in neonatal care.
I work exclusively in pediatric care.
I work in neonatal and pediatric care and not in adult care.
I work in neonatal, pediatric and adult care.
I work exclusively with adults. (Please note that if you work exclusively with adults, you do not need to complete the rest of this survey.)
5. How many years of experience do you have working with neonatal patients?
I do not work with neonatal patients.
0-5 years
6-10 years
11-15 years
More than 15 years
6. How many years of experience do you have working with pediatric patients?
I do not work with pediatric patients.
0-5 years
6-10 years
11-15 years
More than 15 years
7. Identify all of the competencies you felt you were not adequately prepared for when you began working with neonatal patients (choose all that apply):
I do not work with neonatal patients.
Using respiratory care equipment and supplies safely
Providing oxygen therapy including high flow oxygen therapy
Administering bronchodilators
Administering surfactant
Administering nitric oxide
Inserting and maintaining artificial airways
Performing care for surgical airways (including tracheostomy)
Performing bronchopulmonary hygiene procedures
Performing lung recruitment procedures
Providing humidity therapy
Assisting with bronchoscopy
Assisting with the delivery of anesthesia
Maintaining thermal regulation
Managing or assisting with the administration of blood products or fluids during anesthesia
Evaluating patients receiving sedation
Evaluating the patient’s airway before sedation
Assisting or providing analgesic sedation
Initiating and maintaining invasive mechanical ventilation
Initiating and maintaining non-invasive mechanical ventilation
Initiating and maintaining alternative modes of mechanical ventilation (HFO, jet ventilation)
Performing diagnostic tests for sleep-disordered breathing
Inserting esophageal tubes
Inserting gastric tubes
Maintaining gastric suction
Managing invasive vascular lines (intravenous, intraosseous, umbilical)
Inserting/managing arterial lines
Performing arterial puncture
Performing venous puncture
Performing capillary puncture
Assisting with vascular access through central line/PA catheter
Collect samples from indwelling catheters (arterial, central venous, pulmonary artery, umbilical)
External patient transport
Newborn resuscitation (preterm or term)
Resuscitation of micropremature infant (less than 28-30 weeks)
Management of the complex neonate (congenital heart defects, diaphragmatic hernia, etc.)
Other option
8. Identify all of the competencies you felt you were not adequately prepared for when you began working with pediatric patients (choose all that apply):
I do not work with pediatric patients.
Using respiratory care equipment and supplies safely
Providing oxygen therapy including high flow oxygen therapy
Administering bronchodilators
Administering nitric oxide
Inserting and maintaining artificial airways
Performing care for surgical airways (including tracheostomy)
Performing bronchopulmonary hygiene procedures
Performing lung recruitment procedures
Providing humidity therapy
Assisting with bronchoscopy
Assisting with the delivery of anesthesia
Maintaining thermal regulation
Managing or assisting with the administration of blood products or fluids during anesthesia
Evaluating patients receiving sedation
Evaluating the patient’s airway before sedation
Assisting or providing analgesic sedation
Initiating and maintaining invasive mechanical ventilation
Initiating and maintaining non-invasive mechanical ventilation
Initiating and maintaining alternative modes of mechanical ventilation (HFO, jet ventilation)
Performing diagnostic tests for sleep-disordered breathing
Inserting esophageal tubes
Inserting gastric tubes
Maintaining gastric suction
Managing invasive vascular lines (intravenous, intraosseous)
Inserting/managing arterial lines
Performing arterial puncture
Performing venous puncture
Performing capillary puncture
Assisting with vascular access through central line/PA catheter
Collect samples from indwelling catheters (arterial, central venous, pulmonary artery)
External patient transport
Pediatric resuscitation
Pulmonary function testing
Assist in the insertion of a chest tube/drain
Maintain thoracic suction or drainage in patients
Other option
9. Did you receive any additional education or training to address any of the competency gaps that you identified in the previous two questions?
Yes
No
10. If you received additional education or clinical training to address any of the competency gaps that you identified earlier, which of the following best describes the additional education or clinical training you received?
Not applicable: I did not receive additional education or clinical training to work with neonatal and/or pediatric patients.
I completed post-diploma education in neonatal/pediatric respiratory care from an organization that was not my employer.
I received education and training from another respiratory therapist in the clinical environment as we provided patient care.
My employer provided some education outside of the clinical environment prior to starting work with neonates and pediatric patients where additional education and training were provided.
A combination of theory, simulation and clinical practice was used to provide the additional education and training.
Please enter additional details regarding any additional education or clinical training you received prior to working in neonatal or pediatric respiratory care (optional)
11. Would you have welcomed an external process to provide the education and clinical training required to address any of the missing competencies and to better prepare you to work in neonatal respiratory care?
Not applicable. I do not work with neonates.
No. The competency gaps are not sufficient enough to warrant such education and clinical training.
No. My organization or facility has the resources to provide the education and clinical training to address any competency gaps.
Yes.
12. Would you have welcomed an external process to provide the education and clinical training required to address any of the missing competencies and to better prepare you to work in pediatric respiratory care?
Not applicable. I do not work with pediatric patients.
No. The competency gaps are not sufficient enough to warrant such education and clinical training.
No. My organization or facility has the resources to provide the education and clinical training to address any competency gaps.
Yes.
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