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Sustaining emergency team competencies: Impact of interprofessional simulation with team resource management and structured debriefing

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Background Effective interprofessional collaboration is essential for patient safety in emergency care. While high-fidelity simulation (HFS) enhances training, its long-term impact on Team Resource Management (TRM) behaviors and communication remains uncertain. Methods A quasi-experimental study at a Taiwanese tertiary medical center evaluated an HFS program integrating TRM principles and Gather-Analyze-Summarize (GAS) debriefing. Assessments at pretraining (T0), post-training (T1), and three months post-training (T2) measured individual knowledge and skills (T0, T1) and team-level TRM behaviors and communication (T0, T1, T2). Results Individual knowledge and skills improved significantly at T1, with nurses demonstrating substantial gains. Team TRM behaviors and communication increased from T0 to T1 and remained sustained at T2. Conclusion HFS with TRM and GAS debriefing promotes sustained emergency team competencies for at least three months, supporting the need for periodic retraining to maintain skill retention.

Source: Clinical Simulation in Nursing

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecns.2025.101880

Authors: Yihsuan Tsai, Chunwen Chiu, Shouchuan Sun, Hsingju Lin, Chihhao Lin, Yawen Lee

Institutions: Changhua Christian Hospital, National Chiayi University, National Chung Hsing University

Language: English

Topic: Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,210