Table 2.
Items That Achieved Borderline or No Consensus in Round 1
| Domain and supporting competencies | Percentage |
Consensus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD+D | N | A+SA | ||
| Access to appropriate equipment (ensures that it is accessible and in working order) | ||||
| Mask and goggles or face shield | 3 | 18 | 79 | Borderline |
| Sterile gloves for open-system suctioning | 21 | 18 | 62 | Not achieved |
| Gown | 21 | 30 | 48 | Not achieved |
| A nasal–pharyngeal airway if frequent nasotracheal suctioning is being performed | 6 | 21 | 74 | Borderline |
| Patient preparation | ||||
| Has informed consent for suctioning | 12 | 15 | 74 | Borderline |
| If not contraindicated, positions the patient in Fowler’s or semi-Fowler’s position | 12 | 29 | 59 | Not achieved |
| Does not routinely perform hyper-inflation | 9 | 41 | 50 | Not achieved |
| Suctioning procedure | ||||
| Continuous suction is used during withdrawal of suction catheter for patients with an artificial airway | 0 | 21 | 79 | Borderline |
| Does not routinely instill saline | 3 | 24 | 74 | Borderline |
| Domain: Post-suctioning care | ||||
| If hyper-oxygenation is performed, it is done for at least 1 min | 3 | 29 | 68 | Not achieved |
Note: Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding.
SD+D = strongly disagree and disagree; N = neutral; A+SA = agree and strongly agree.