Title

Using Simulation-Based Training To Improve Patient Safety: What Does It Take?

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Through simulations health care workers can learn by practicing skills taught and experiencing mistakes before interacting with an actual patient. A number of areas within the health care industry are currently using simulation-based training to help individuals and teams improve patient safety. WHAT IS SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING? The key components of simulation-based training are as follows: performance history/skill inventory, tasks/competencies, training objectives, events/exercises, measures/metrics, performance diagnosis, and feedback and debrief. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING TO BE EFFECTIVE? To be effective, simulation-based training must be implemented appropriately. The guidelines are as follows: understand the training needs and requirements; instructional features, such as performance measurement and feedback, must be embedded within the simulation; craft scenarios based on guidance from the learning outcomes; create opportunities for assessing and diagnosing individual and/or team performance within the simulation; guide the learning; focus on cognitive/psychological simulation fidelity; form a mutual partnership between subject matter experts and learning experts; and ensure that the training program worked. CONCLUSION: The health care community can gain significantly from using simulation-based training to reduce errors and improve patient safety when it is designed and delivered appropriately.

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Publication Title

Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety / Joint Commission Resources

Volume

31

Issue

7

Number of Pages

363-371

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/S1553-7250(05)31049-X

Socpus ID

32944458455 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/32944458455

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