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NTI Research Opportunity

Posted about 1 month ago

Attending NTI in person this year? Interested in participating in research? See the below opportunity

Hello everyone, I am a fellow Critical Care Nurse who will be conducting a study on IV Smart Pump Programming using different pumps at the NTI.  If you are interested in participating, below review the information below (which is also attached).  Please feel free to forward this email to anyone that you think may be interested.  Sincerely, Karen  

 

The Use of Eye-tracking Technology to Measure Cognitive Workload and Usability During IV Smart Pump Programming

The purpose of this study is to learn more about Intravenous (IV) smart pump (IVSP) programming complexity and how that might be related to the safety of intravenous IV medication administration. We are recruiting practicing critical care nurses who are attending the 2025 AACN NTI in New Orleans and currently use either the Baxter Sigma or BD/Alaris IVSP. 

  • This anticipated amount of time that your participation will take is expected to be no more than 60 minutes. You will be compensated $100 for your time as an Amazon e-gift card
  • You are eligible to participate if you are a critical care nurse or nurse educator with at least 2 years of experience in critical care, using either the Baxter Sigma or BD/Alaris IVSP, and currently working in critical care at least 20 hours/week. 
  • 60-minute time slots for data collection will be scheduled on Sunday, May 18th (8:30am-5:30pm); Monday, May 19th (1pm-5:30pm); Tues, May 20th (8:30am-5:30pm); Wed, May 21th (8:30am-2:30pm)
  • If you are available, meet eligibility, and are interested in participating, please review the additional information below:

The procedures that you will be asked to complete once consent has been obtained include:

  1. A brief demographic questionnaire which will include answering questions about your clinical practice, 2 surveys to rate your experience with each of the IVSP (NASA-TLX and Healthcare System Usability Scale), wearing a Fitbit Inspire 3 and eye-tracking glasses during data collection. 
  2. You will also be asked to complete a series of the following IVSP programming tasks on 4 different IVSP.
    1. normal saline infusion at 125cc/hr
    2. secondary antibiotic
    3. a weight-based vasopressor infusion
  • The risks and discomforts in this study are minimal. You may feel pressure to complete the programming task accurately and efficiently.
  • You will receive compensation in the amount of $100.00 for your participation in the form of an electronic Amazon gift card.
  • The knowledge gained from this study will be used to guide future innovation in IVSP usability, which may then be implemented in clinical practice to improve patient safety. 
  • It is important to understand that participation as a subject is completely voluntary. 

 This study is being conducted by the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and supported by an internal faculty grant.  The Principal Investigator of the study is Karen K. Giuliano, PhD, RN, FAAN.  kkgiuliano@umass.edu

Please let us know if you are still interested in participating.  If so, please use QR code below to complete the screening questions for study eligibility and provide your email contact information.

NTI QR

Thank you very much for your time.

Sincerely, Karen K. Giuliano, PhD, RN, FAAN

Karen K. Giuliano, PhD, RN, FAAN, MBA

Professor & Co-Director, Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation
University of Massachusetts Amherst
College of Nursing & Institute for Applied Life Sciences
S517 Life Science Laboratories
Amherst, MA 01003

https://www.umass.edu/marieb-nurse-engineer/

2024 Fulbright Faculty Scholar, Edinburgh Napier University

Karen Giuliano | Fulbright Scholar Program (fulbrightscholars.org)