A Data-Driven Approach to Team Training for Nurses in a Level II Trauma Center

This prospective investigation describes the process of designing a targeted, data-driven team training aimed at reducing identified process inefficiencies or flow disruptions (FDs) that threaten the optimal delivery of trauma care. Trained researchers observed and classified FDs during 34 trauma ca...

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Published inJournal of trauma nursing Vol. 26; no. 3; p. 134
Main Authors Litzinger, Tracy L, Cohen, Tara N, Cabrera, Jennifer S, Captain, Kevin A, Fabian, Michael A, Miles, Steven G, Shappell, Scott A, Boquet, Albert J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.2019
Subjects
Clinical Competence
Education, Nursing, Continuing
Florida
Humans
Mass Casualty Incidents
Patient Care Team
Patient Simulation
Prospective Studies
Trauma Centers
Florida
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Summary:This prospective investigation describes the process of designing a targeted, data-driven team training aimed at reducing identified process inefficiencies or flow disruptions (FDs) that threaten the optimal delivery of trauma care. Trained researchers observed and classified FDs during 34 trauma cases in a Level II trauma center. Multidisciplinary trauma personnel generated interventions to identified issues using the human factors intervention matrix (HFIX). This article focuses on one intervention: a formal trauma nurse training program centered around leadership, teamwork, and communication. The training was well perceived and was found to have a significant impact on participant knowledge of course content; t (65) = -13.92, p ≤ .01. By using hospital-specific data to drive intervention development from multidisciplinary team members, it is possible to develop effective solutions aimed at addressing individual threats.
ISSN:1078-7496
DOI:10.1097/JTN.0000000000000438