Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Team communication with patient actors: findings from a multisite simulation study.
Patient satisfaction is an important healthcare outcome and communication with clinical staff is an important determinant. Simulation could identify problems and inform corrective action to improve patient experience. ⋯ Some aspects of staff-patient interaction and teamwork during management of a simulated emergency varied significantly and were often inadequate in this study, indicating a need for better training of individuals and teams.
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: To inform further development of a personal computer-based Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) simulator, we wished to understand users' perceptions of this new technology. Specifically, we sought to determine whether the simulator was perceived as an effective training tool, whether it filled a gap in the users' current training regimen, and whether these perceptions were impacted by professional affiliation and PALS training history. ⋯ : Hospital-based pediatric providers are open to using personal computer-based simulation to provide on-demand refresher training in the cognitive aspects of PALS. Through its capacity to reach a large number of health care workers without the need for instructor presence, this technology could be used to help develop a more targeted role for mannequin simulation.