A Brain-Based Instruction Simulation Approach to Improve Code Team Response in an Internal Medicine Unit

Timothy C. Clapper, Kapil Rajwani, Elizabeth Mauer, Linda M. Gerber, Joanna Lee, Kevin Ching, Stephanie Miller and Kirana Gudi

Simulation & Gaming, 2018, vol. 49, issue 5, 479-496

Abstract: Background and Objectives. The code team course is a 3-hour, interactive course that follows a 4-phase brain-based lesson plan for simulation . Interprofessional teams receive instruction and practice in evidence-based teamwork , communication , and individual skills. Methods. This quantitative research included a pre-test and post-test design in an urban Department of Medicine. Sixteen groups (n=109) participated in the course over a period of eight weeks. Classroom metrics included pre- and post-course High-Quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and code team didactic knowledge assessed by Wilcoxon rank-sum tests. In addition, four in-situ mock code simulations were conducted to provide the researchers with baseline and post-intervention data. Code team performance assessment scores were tallied and compared between baseline and post-intervention by Fisher’s Exact Test. Results. The classroom metrics produced significant results. High-Quality CPR scores were higher post-training than pre-training (median score 4 vs. 3, respectively; p=0.006). Didactic knowledge test scores were also significantly higher (median score 90 vs. 70, respectively; p

Keywords: 4-phase brain-based lesson plan for simulation; cardiac code team; communication; high-quality CPR; interprofessional team training; saturation in training model; TeamSTEPPS®, teamwork (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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