Analysis of After-Action Reporting by Deployed Nurses | Zendy

Mary Candice Ross | Zendy; Kandy Smith | Zendy; Anita Smith | Zendy; Rebecca Ryan | Zendy; Lidia Webb | Zendy; Susanne Humphreys | Zendy

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Analysis of After-Action Reporting by Deployed Nurses

Author(s) -

Mary Candice Ross,

Kandy Smith,

Anita Smith,

Rebecca Ryan,

Lidia Webb,

Susanne Humphreys

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

military medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1930-613X

pISSN - 0026-4075

DOI - 10.7205/milmed.173.2.210

Subject(s) - navy , phone , action (physics) , nursing , focus group , psychosocial , process (computing) , military medicine , psychology , medical education , medicine , computer science , business , political science , linguistics , physics , quantum mechanics , marketing , psychiatry , law , operating system , philosophy

The purpose of this study was to explore the nature of information in after-action reports in terms of nursing practice and the utility of using after-action reports in a feedback loop to improve nursing training. This was a three-phase, mixed-method, qualitative study, using focus groups, phone surveys, and e-mail surveys to collect data. The sample consisted of 72 military nurses (Air Force, Navy, and Army) deployed in the last 4 years. The process of after-action reporting is unknown to the majority of nurse corps officers. Topics of concern in after-actions reporting included supplies, psychosocial issues, personnel, communications, logistics, and after-actions reporting process. Traditional written after-actions reporting has not provided an adequate feedback loop. Alternative methods suggested included "hot wash" meetings, online submissions, e-mail contributions, and verbal debriefings. After-actions reporting could yield an excellent wealth of information, if reported in a timely and detailed manner, for nursing leaders.

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