Critical Care PBDS Assessment

[sunshineyday]

I've worked the google for about an hour now :typing. Does anyone know where a STUDY GUIDE is for the critical care PBDS assessment? Or does anyone know what pt conditions are presented? If I can think back to when I took my med surg PBDS, I know there was a dig toxicity, MI/Chest Pain, etc. I am getting GERD just thinking about this dang test.

[lpnflorida]

PBDS, are you a new employee who is going to take this as part of the ortientation?

In which case, I am not aware of a study guide for it.

It is simply a test of your critical thinking skills.

At our institution they show a picture, brief scenario.. You then write out step by step what you would do , what are the things you expect a doctor to order. Most new grads do not have a problem passing this test.. even if someone so to speaks does not pass on first try, at a later date they retake, then the tool is used to see improvement in your thinking skills, Hope this is what you were asking about, if not I PASS...lol

Found this information below online

What is the PBDS Test?

According to the Company that has developed and markets the test, the Performance Based Development System (PBDS) is a customized competency assessment process that evaluates hospital personnel’s ability to do the job. This test has gained a foothold in many large hospital systems throughout the Country.

The PBDS addresses staff or travel nurses competency in three skill sets: critical thinking (problem recognition, risk management, priority setting), inter-personnel relations (team building, conflict resolution, customer satisfaction) and technical skills (safe, effective, efficient skills). Your responses as a travel registered nurse are evaluated against standards set forth by the Hospital.

Used effectively, the PBDS test is used to supplement orientation efforts in an area a new RN may be weak in; however, for a Travel Nurse, unsatisfactory completion of the test often results in termination of your temporary nurse travel assignment.

The test commences with a baseline assessment that consists of a number of exercises in one of four specialties: Medical Surgical (Tele Travel Nurses would use the Med/Surg portion), Critical Care, NICU, and OB. Some exercises may be administered with pen and paper, some are pictures, but the majority are video vignettes. Based on your observations from the scenarios depicted from the video vignettes, judgments are made on what is the probable diagnosis and what actions you would take in that situation.

Competency Skill Sets – What would you do?

In the critical thinking exercises, various scenarios depicting common clinical situations and complications are presented. Assess the situation as if it was your own patient in that situation. What would you do? Nurses are asked to define the problem, offer a solution and its rationale, as well as prioritize its need for action. This means that the nurse is asked 4-5 questions based on the scenario just viewed in the video. These questions usually include probably medical diagnosis, initial nursing interventions and actions to be taken in response to the scenario.

Interpersonal skills are evaluated by presenting different situations in which a nurse must give a response. Using the example of startling statements, in one situation a physician says, "I don’t know why the administration of this hospital won’t hire any decent nurses when there are plenty of girls out there."

Upon completion of the assessment, it is rated by comparing the employee’s answers to model answers that were developed and validated by nurses at the facility.

Here are some other potential “scenarios” that you might see as well as the medical diagnoses that you should be aware of:

What would you do if...

• Family member cardiac arrests in a semi-private room?
• You are scheduled for an annual evaluation today?
• Dr. says you have to accompany your Patient to a procedure that may last up to 90 minutes?
• You have a code at the beginning of shift and family members are still in the room?
• You have a nursing student to work with you during your shift?
  
• There will be a staff meeting in 1 hr?

Consider before responding to these scenarios what you must do, should do, and what you could do.

Be familiar with the following medical diagnoses and nursing actions to be taken for these situations including rationale:

• CVA
• Renal Failure
• Intracranial bleed or increased intracranial pressure
• Chest pain/Acute MI
• Pulmonary embolism
• Pneumothorax
• Digoxin toxicity
• Ilieus
• Thrombocytopenia
• Bladder Retention/Pylonephritis
• Ketoacidosis and hyperglycemia
  
• Pain control

Most importantly, don’t forget to include nursing actions that may seem obvious. An example would be a patientwith a high digoxin level, exhibiting symptoms of toxicity. Your first action would be to hold the digoxin. Another example might be a patient, receiving IV heparin, suddenly starts vomiting blood. You would shut off the heparin drip. Again, don’t forget to include the obvious in your reactions and Good Luck!

[BeachbumKat]

Thanks for the insight to PBDS - I have to take it also and was happy to find the responses on allnurses!

[S2BDOC]

I take this test on tuesday

[LoriLong1958]

Does anyone know what vingettes they show for the re-take of this exam.??

I've worked the google for about an hour now :typing. Does anyone know where a STUDY GUIDE is for the critical care PBDS assessment? Or does anyone know what pt conditions are presented? If I can think back to when I took my med surg PBDS, I know there was a dig toxicity, MI/Chest Pain, etc. I am getting GERD just thinking about this dang test.

[LoriLong1958]

Please...if anyone can shed some light on this PBDS exam. I have to re-take part of it and the anxiety is building. What possible other topics are they going to throw out there??? Does anyone know???