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Table 5 Hierarchical mapping of Non-Technical skills and multi-step development of AS-NTS

From: Anaesthesiology students’ Non-Technical skills: development and evaluation of a behavioural marker system for students (AS-NTS)

Non-Technical Skill

Step 1: Literature

Step 2: Focus group

Step 3: Field Observation

Part of rating tools

Highly important

Important

Skill (precursor skill) Observable

Skill difficult to observe

ANTS system

AS-NTS

Situational awareness

[26, 28, 30, 36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45]

 

*

 

*

*

 

Prioritising (Planning Tasks)

[12, 31, 46]

*

 

*

 

*

*

DIMENSION 1:

Planning tasks, prioritising and problem solving

Decision-making

[12, 28, 41, 42, 47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54]

*

 

(*)

 

*

*

Maintaining standards

[31, 38, 39, 43, 54]

 

*

(*)

 

*

*

Coordinating team members and activities

[39, 55]

*

 

*

 

*

*

DIMENSION 2:

Teamwork and leadership

Communication

[12, 22, 26, 28,29,30,31, 38, 40, 41, 43,44,45,46,47, 49,50,51, 53,54,55,56,57,58,59]

*

 

*

  

*

Leadership

[7, 12, 16, 26, 29,30,31, 36, 39, 41,42,43,44, 46, 47, 55,56,57,58]

*

 

*

  

*

Using authority and assertiveness

[38, 39, 56]

 

*

(*)

 

*

*

Team-building

[12, 28, 31, 36, 38, 39, 56]

 

*

*

  

*

DIMENSION 3:

Team orientation

Team orientation/ Teamwork

[12, 28, 29, 31, 36, 38, 39, 45, 46, 56,57,58]

*

 

*

 

*

*

Resolving conflicts/ problems

[12, 39, 42, 47, 56]

 

*

 

*

  

Supporting others

[22, 28, 39, 42]

 

*

 

*

*