Table 4.
Frequency of training needs by skills and mean training needs rated by area
| Skills | Moderate to high need* (%) | Moderate to high training need by area (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | Kearney | Norfolk | Scottsbluff | ||
| Basic clinical skills | 61.0 | 52.0 | 65.3 | 66.6 | 64.6 |
| Behavioral health | 70.5 | 62.0 | 74.7 | 71.7 | 86.6 |
| Cardiopulmonary | 85.3 | 82.3 | 85.5 | 87.3 | 90.0 |
| Communication and handoffs between providers | 60.0 | 55.0 | 61.7 | 64.0 | 64.6 |
| Diabetic management | 72.0 | 63.2 | 78.1 | 75.5 | 74.3 |
| Mass casualty incident | 89.6 | 87.6 | 87.9 | 93.5 | 92.0 |
| Maternal health and child delivery | 74.9 | 76.6 | 72.8 | 73.3 | 78.8 |
| Patient assessment | 70.5 | 64.4 | 74.2 | 75.1 | 69.9 |
| Pediatric and infant care | 88.0 | 84.4 | 90.6 | 89.9 | 88.5 |
| Respiratory emergency | 87.7 | 82.1 | 91.4 | 90.3 | 90.3 |
| Teamwork and decision-making | 65.0 | 58.5 | 70.4 | 68.2 | 66.4 |
| Trauma | 87.5 | 83.3 | 90.3 | 90.0 | 88.4 |
Surveys asked the participants to rate the training needs on a scale of 1 to 5. Training needs of 1 and 2 are categorized as low need and 3, 4, and 5 as moderate to high need
*The sum of individual counts may not add up to the total number of respondents because of missing information for certain variables