QUESTIONNAIRE

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION OF

INTERNATIONAL NURSING PRACTITIONERS
IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

Part 1
Profile of the Respondents

Direction: Kindly put a check (/) mark in the box or put the needed data on the space provided.

1.Age

_____ (years as of last birthday)

2.Sex

____ Female

____ Male

3.Civil Status

____ Single

____ Married

____ Widow / Widower

____ Separated

4.Area of Assignment in the Hospital

____ Emergency Department

____ Ambulatory Services

____ NICU / Nursery

____ L&D

____ OR / PACU

____ ICU / CCU

____ Medical / Surgical Unit

____ Ob - Gyn Unit

____ Pediatric Unit

____ PICU

5.Length of Service in the Hospital

____ 2 years

____ 3 years

____ 4 years

____ 5 years and above

6.Number of evaluation done after undertaking the mandated in- service trainings

____ Once

____ Twice

____ 3 times

____ 4 times

____ 5 times and more

Part 2

Extent of effectiveness as perceived by the international nurse practitioners along the mandated
in-service trainings

Direction: Listed below are the main topics discussed under each in-service training wherein you are to assess
the extent of effectiveness as you apply it in your hospital work.

Please rate yourself honestly by checking under the appropriate column as to whether you consider
the in-service training topics as very effective (4), moderately effective (3), slightly effective (2), or not
effective (1). Be guided by the scale given below:

4 – Very Effective VE
3 – Moderately Effective ME
2 – Slightly Effective SE
1 – Not Effective NE
 IN-SERVICE 4 3 2 1
TRAINING TOPICS Very Moderately Slightly Not
Effective Effective Effective Effective
(VE) (ME) (SE) (NE)

I. Nursing
Education
Program

1.Medication
Management

2.CPR & Medical

Emergencies

3.Nursing
Documentation
& Hand over
Reporting

4.IV Cannulation
& Laboratory
Procedures

5.Patient Fall
Prevention

6.Pain
Management

7.Medical
Equipment
Operation

II.Quality
Improvement

1.QI in Healthcare

2.Performance
Measurement &
Management

3.Focus PDCA Cycle /

Root Cause
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4.Occurrence
Variance Reporting

5.Patient Needs and

Preferences

6.Adverse Events and

Patient Safety

7.Role in Culture of
Safety

III. Infection
Control

1.Hand Hygiene

2.Use of PPEs

3.Prevention of
Percutaneous
(Needle Stick)
Exposure

4.Patient Care
Equipment &
Supplies

5.Isolation & Barrier

Techniques

6.Medical Waste
Management

7.Personnel Practices

IV.Facility
Management &
Safety Program

1.Safe Handling of
Hazardous Materials

2.Fire Safety & Mock

Drills
3.External & Internal
Emergencies

4.Hospital Safety
Policy

5.Safety at Workplace

6.Disaster
Management

7.Employee Health &

Occupational
Health Hazards

V.Patient Health &

Safety

1.International
Patient Safety
Goals

2.Patient & Family

Education

3.Patient & Family

Rights

4.Informed Consent

5.Risk Management &

Prevention

6.Protecting Patient
Information

7.Patient Privacy