OXYGEN THERAPY: NEED FOR ADDITIONAL EDUCATION

TOPIC: Education, Research, and Quality Improvement TYPE: Original Investigations PURPOSE: To evaluate the knowledge comfort level of internal medicine residents nursing staff in a community hospital about oxygen therapy. This included inpatient utilization therapy, eligibility for home insurance documentation, patient education at time discharge, attitudes towards further training. METHODS: Microsoft forms were used to send custom surveys post-graduation year(PGY) 1, PGY2, PGY3 (24 questions), (12 questions) Mercy Catholic Medical Center. The questions created assess knowledge, level, discharge process, educational practices on hospital, discharge. We PRISM 9 statistical software compare confidence levels. RESULTS: 42 out 72 (58%) 41 nurses responded survey. mean among counseling patients was higher PGY2 (6.4 vs. 5.3, p 0.046) (7.5 0.004) compared PGY1. A similar pattern observed (6.8 0.006) (7.8 0.001) regarding transition from one mode oxygenation such as nasal cannula, oximiser, high flow another PGY1 residents. more comfortable discussing potential adverse events hazards due use than (7 0.03) 5, 0.002). Most able identify appropriate given clinical scenario. However, only 16.7% 2.4% selected specific indications correctly. 33.3 % correct timeline reassess necessity continue after being discharged. 40.5% all limitations prescribing patients. No resident documentation per standards COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) More 50% reported they did not always see clear instructions using 97.6% 61% believed there is need additional (66.7%) preferred in-person training (66.7%), while almost equally valued (41.5%) online (43.5%) modules. CONCLUSIONS: study shows lack first-year when senior residents, potentially indicating benefit education. perceived by most form modules CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: In medical residency hospitals, are often responsible testing therapy Making greater efforts improve their can decrease effects over-and underutilization also ensuring practice safe cost-effective medicine. DISCLOSURES: relevant relationships Utsav Aiya, source=Web Response Bohdan Baralo, Bhanusowmya Buragamadagu, Avijit Deb, Richard Herbster, Aliza Khanam, Michael Korman, Ruqqiya Mustaqeem, Rakin Rashid, Ayman Seifin,