A Simulation Experience for Administrators
and Patient Care Providers
Barb Peterson, RN
Simulation Specialist, Simulation Center
Karen Mathias, RN, MSN, APRN, BC
Director, Simulation Center
The presenters have nothing to disclose.
A special thanks to:
Susan Forve, MBA, MEd, Operations Manager
Dave Fournier, NREMT-P, Simulation Technician
Delivering pediatric and neonatal
emergency training to the region
…made possible by the generosity of
The Simulation Center is supported in part by
a $298,000 equipment grant from the Federal
Health Resources & Services Administration
Persons attending this session can expect to gain:
Hands on experience with computerized simulation
Insight about the impact of simulated training on quality and
patient safety
Practical insights into applying lessons learned into practice.
Why Simulation and Team Training?
• Medical errors continue to kill
approximately 98,000 people annually.
• Past decade: One million accidental
patient deaths
• Cost to the US: $17 - $29 billion annually
• Medical errors are highly preventable
– Improved teamwork and communications
– Culture of safety
Preventing Medical Error
Strategies and Tools
to Enhance Performance
and Patient Safety
TeamSTEPPS®
http://www.usuhs.mil/cerps/TeamSTEPPS.html
Team Training
Aviation
Health Care
Crew Resource
Management
Crisis Resource
Management
Simulation Center…
A place to learn and practice in a risk-free environment
Ground Rules
• Consent for photography and videography.
• Confidentiality – “What happens in the
simulator stays in the simulator.”
• Professionalism and Collegiality – both in the
simulator and in the debriefing area. We view
each participant as intelligent and
professional and expect that integrity would
be maintained.
• Suspension of Disbelief – the better you can
play – the better the experience.
Knowledge
• PALS/NRP/HICS
• Hospital Policy
• Team Principles
Skills
Team Behaviors
TeamSTEPPS®
http://www.usuhs.mil/cerps/TeamSTEPPS.html
The scenario – how do I act?
Suspension of Disbelief
Debriefing
Anticipation and Planning
•Hazard Vulnerability Analysis
– Biggest vulnerability?
– What keeps you awake at night?
Hospital Incident Command System
Welcome to…Lake Sim Hospital
•Incident Command System Policy
•Administrators and Staff of the day
•Hospital Campus introduction
Orientation to the Simulator
The Environment
The Mannequin