Situation analysis of acupressure wristband for PONV
| Known and unknown Barriers | Actions | Resources | Person responsible |
| B1: a lack of awareness of existing evidence | Education: A simple information sheet outline evidence to be placed in staff rooms and information will be explained in the staff meetings | Colour copies of the sheets
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RT |
| B1: Staff attitude | As above. Focus on patient outcome | As above | RT, department heads and clinical champions |
| B2: A lack of capability | Training course: simply, short, easy to follow | Training material to develop;
Time for training |
RT, and new trainers
Hospital Educators |
| B3: a lack of equipment | Readily available, cheap instruments | Cost associated with buying those instruments | RT
Hospital finance people |
| B4: a lack of time: Paper work associated | Simply, effective paper work: A colourful sticker outlining criteria | Colourful stickers, | RT
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| B4: a lack of time: to perform acupressure | Acupressure needs to simple, effective and easy to perform; identify the best way and time to deliver acupressure | Acupressure instruments
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RT |
| B5: identified from Stage 1 study
A lack of knowledge of PONV risks |
various forms of education, meetings, audits to give feedback on performance | Risk assessment info to be displayed in the team room, on the board and explained at seminars and in-service session | RT |
| B6: identified from Stage 1 study
PONV risks are not documented |
A self-checklist of PONV is developed after a wide consultation with the research team, patients and interpreters | A self-checklist of PONV in the form of a postcard | RT |
*RT: research team
