• Imgard Coppens, Sofie Verhaeghe, Ann Van Hecke, and Dimitri Beeckman.
• Department Health Care, Nursing Department, Knowledge Centre Brussels Integrated Care, Erasmus University College Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
• J Clin Nurs. 2018 Jan 1; 27 (1-2): 77-85.

Aims And ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to investigate (i) whether integrating a course on crisis resource management principles and team debriefings in simulation training, increases self-efficacy, team efficacy and technical skills of nursing students in resuscitation settings and (ii) which phases contribute the most to these outcomes.BackgroundCrisis resource management principles have been introduced in health care to optimise teamwork. Simulation training offers patient safe training opportunities. There is evidence that simulation training increases self-efficacy and team efficacy but the contribution of the different phases like crisis resource management principles, simulation training and debriefing on self-efficacy, team efficacy and technical skills is not clear.DesignRandomised controlled trial in a convenience sample (n = 116) in Belgium. Data were collected between February 2015-April 2015.MethodsParticipants in the intervention group (n = 60) completed a course on crisis resource management principles, followed by a simulation training session, a team debriefing and a second simulation training session. Participants in the control group (n = 56) only completed two simulation training sessions. The outcomes self-efficacy, team efficacy and technical skills were assessed after each simulation training. An ancillary analysis of the learning effect was conducted.ResultsThe intervention group increased on self-efficacy (2.13%, p = .02) and team efficacy (9.92%, p < .001); the control group only increased significantly on team efficacy (4.5%, p = .001). The intervention group scored significantly higher on team efficacy (8.49%, p < .001) compared to the control group.ConclusionCombining crisis resource management principles and team debriefings in simulation training increases self-efficacy and team efficacy. The debriefing phase contributes the most to these effects.Relevance To Clinical PracticeBy partnering with healthcare settings, it becomes possible to offer interdisciplinary simulation training that can increase patient safety.© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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