Chabo, TravisBreanna Nicole Love2024-11-262024-11-262024-12-02Love, B. N. (2024). Assessing anesthesia providers’ perceptions of ultrasound use with arterial line placement and the impact of an educational resource: A DNP project [DNP Scholarly Project, East Carolina University]. The ScholarShip.http://hdl.handle.net/10342/13782Ultrasound guidance with arterial line placement is associated with increased success rates while lowering the risk of complications related to multiple attempts. Despite multiple studies supporting the advantages of ultrasound guidance, no formal processes are consistently followed. The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) quality improvement project was to develop, implement, and evaluate the perceived adequacy of an educational resource designed specifically for anesthesia providers for improving awareness and utilization of ultrasound for arterial line placement. A literature search and synthesis was performed, a single Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle was implemented, and an educational handout and PowerPoint Voiceover were created. Surveys were created using Qualtrics, and nine participants were emailed instructions, educational resources, and individualized links to the surveys. Participants were asked to utilize the resources during a two-week implementation period and then complete a post-survey. Following data analysis using Microsoft Excel there was an increase in awareness of the advantages of ultrasound-guided arterial line placement and an increase in perceptions that ultrasound use with arterial line placement is superior to traditional palpation techniques. Barriers the participants faced may be why they are unlikely to use ultrasound-guidance despite their positive perceptions of the technique. In the future, evaluating perceived barriers of anesthesia providers related to ultrasound use with arterial line placement may allow the implementation of ways to decrease barriers and improve utilization of ultrasound with arterial line placement. This QI project improved anesthesia providers' knowledge and raised awareness of barriers related to ultrasound use with arterial line placement.en-USarterial line placement, ultrasound guidance, educational resourceDNP Scholarly Project