Nursing programs are challenged to develop innovative approaches for admitting more students while providing a quality education that prepares them for safe practice. A clinical teaching model using simulation was developed as an innovative way to improve intraprofessional collaboration among junior- and senior-level nursing students. Students enrolled in Adult Health, Critical Care, and Management clinical courses rotate into the simulation lab throughout the semester. These experiences, with modified standardized simulations and simulations developed by faculty, have assisted students with teamwork, effective communication skills, delegation, and prioritization of care.
Background:
The latest Neonatal Resuscitation Program
®
(NRP) guidelines suggest the use of team-based training using simulation. Furthermore, psychometric testing of instruments appropriate to measure team performance in NRP is needed. This study evaluated the effects of simulation on the training and performance of the health care team attending deliveries at a rural community hospital.
Method:
Twenty-three nurses and nurse anesthetists comprised the sample. A pre- and postintervention repeated measures design was used. Data were collected using the Background/Experience Survey, Self-Assessment and Attitudes Survey, and two Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality TeamSTEPPS tools (the Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire [T-TPQ] and the TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Attitudes Questionnaire [T-TAQ]), the Simulation Effectiveness Tool–Modified (SET-M), and the Individual and Team Performance Survey.
Results:
Data analysis revealed significant findings in team functioning, situation monitoring, and communication. Prebriefing and debriefing were valuable as measured by the SET-M.
Conclusion:
This project supports the use of simulation to enhance team-based training, performance, and communication.
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J Contin Educ Nurs.
2019;50(7):319–324.]
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