TY - JOUR
T1 - In Situ Simulation to Improve Management of In-Hospital Strokes
T2 - Unexpected Challenges
AU - Rollison, Sarah
AU - Blessing, Robert
AU - Kuszajewski, Michele L.
AU - Muckler, Virginia C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning
PY - 2018/11
Y1 - 2018/11
N2 - Background: In-hospital strokes are life-threatening emergencies that require prompt and skillful treatment to prevent poor patient outcomes. Currently, however, a national gap in care exists for patients who experience an in-hospital stroke. Methods: Multidisciplinary team training programs have been shown to effectively improve health care provider skills for management of emergency situations, and in situ simulation (ISS) has effectively improved individual, team, and organizational learning. Results: However, ISS can be challenging to execute in the actual inpatient environment when hospital census is high. Conclusion: This discussion focuses on the challenges and benefits of ISS mock in-hospital stroke codes, as well as of alternative methods for improving the management of acute in-hospital strokes.
AB - Background: In-hospital strokes are life-threatening emergencies that require prompt and skillful treatment to prevent poor patient outcomes. Currently, however, a national gap in care exists for patients who experience an in-hospital stroke. Methods: Multidisciplinary team training programs have been shown to effectively improve health care provider skills for management of emergency situations, and in situ simulation (ISS) has effectively improved individual, team, and organizational learning. Results: However, ISS can be challenging to execute in the actual inpatient environment when hospital census is high. Conclusion: This discussion focuses on the challenges and benefits of ISS mock in-hospital stroke codes, as well as of alternative methods for improving the management of acute in-hospital strokes.
KW - acute stroke
KW - acute stroke checklist
KW - in situ simulation
KW - in-hospital stroke
KW - simulation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ecns.2018.09.004
DO - 10.1016/j.ecns.2018.09.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85055255040
SN - 1876-1399
VL - 24
SP - 30
EP - 34
JO - Clinical Simulation in Nursing
JF - Clinical Simulation in Nursing
ER -