Needs Assessment Survey
Nurse Practitioners Use of POCUS (Point-of-Care Ultrasound)

Description: Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is the use of ultrasound technology to enhance the provider’s physical examination and differential diagnoses. The use of this bedside technology is intended for quick (within 3-5 minutes) identification of pathologies that are not otherwise appreciable by examination. POCUS is not intended to replace formal ultrasound diagnostics but to enhance the NP’s bedside exam.

Purpose: The purpose of this survey is to identify current practices of POCUS among NPs; and to assess the need and/or interest for training. This survey should take less than 3-5 minutes.

Directions: Please answer the following questions about Point-of-Care Ultrasound use in certified nurse practitioners (NPs).

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* 1. What is your age:

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

Other

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* 2. What is your gender:

Male

Female

Do not wish to disclose.

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* 3. What is your race?

Caucasian

African-American

Asian

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

Other/Multiracial

Do not wish to disclose

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* 4. What is your ethnicity

Hispanic

Non-Hispanic

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* 5. What is your certification area as an NP?

Acute Care

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care

Adult-Gerontology Primary Care

Adult

Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health

Family

Gerontological

Neonatal

Pediatric Primary Care

Primary Care Family

Psychiatric-Mental Health (Across the Lifespan)

School

Other

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* 6. What setting do you practice?

Acute care

Primary care

Specialty area

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* 7. What is the zip code of your practice setting?

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* 8. Is a bedside ultrasound machine available in your practice setting?

Yes

I do not know

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* 9. Do you currently use point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in practice?

Yes

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* 10. If yes, please rate your confidence level with using POCUS

1-not confident

2- somewhat confident

3- neutral

4- confident

5-very confident

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* 11. Have you received training in POCUS?

Yes

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* 12. If yes, what type of training? (e.g. cardiac, transthoracic parenchymal, emergency/trauma, critical care, etc.)

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* 13. If you have not received POCUS training, would you like to receive POCUS training?

Yes

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* 14. If you answered no to #13, why not?

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* 15. If you do not use POCUS, would you like to in your practice?

Yes

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* 16. If no, why do you not want to use POCUS?

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* 17. Whether or not you use POCUS, do you feel it would benefit the timeliness of your medical decision making at the bedside/point-of-care?
(e.g. Diagnoses including but not limited to: encapsulated abscess, foreign body identification in soft tissue, atraumatic ascites, acalculous cholecystitis, hydronephrosis, pulmonary edema, pneumothorax, or pleural effusion, DVT compression test, or FAST trauma exams.

Please rate how you feel concerning the benefits of POCUS.

1- no benefit

2- somewhat beneficial

3- neutral

4- beneficial

5- very beneficial

Thank you for your participation.