Background 1, 2 The necessity for quality and safety improvement initiatives permeates
health care. Quality health care is defined as" the degree to which health services for …

Methods: A selective critical review of the literature on debriefing in simulation-based
education was done. An iterative process of analysis, gathering input from audience …

Background The alarming rise in morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients
throughout the United States heightens concerns about professional competency. 1 Nurses …

Background Rehabilitation of patients in critical care environments improves functional
outcomes. This finding has led to increased implementation of intensive care unit (ICU) …

The purpose of this study was multifaceted: to initiate an interdisciplinary collaborative
relationship between nursing and medical students; to determine the usefulness of an …

Due to the fast pace and high complexity of managing patients in intensive and acute care
units (ICUs), healthcare students often feel challenged and unprepared to practice in this …

Despite their relatively high cost, there is heightened interest by faculty in undergraduate
nursing programs to implement high-fidelity simulation (HFS) programs. High-fidelity …

Purpose/Objectives: The specific aim of this quality improvement project was to improve
acute care nurses' ability to assess deteriorating patients, recognize signs of instability and …

In the United States there are not currently enough critical care–trained practitioners to
provide care to all critically ill patients. With calls for “high-intensity” staffing and 24-hour …

This study determined whether the use of the human patient simulator (HPS) as an
educational intervention with nursing students was more effective than the use of interactive …