The effectiveness of and satisfaction with high-fidelity simulation to teach cardiac surgical resuscitation skills to nurses

• Published in: Intensive & critical care nursing Vol. 40; pp. 64 - 69
• Main Authors: McRae, Marion E., Chan, Alice, Hulett, Renee, Lee, Ai Jin, Coleman, Bernice
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2017; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Attitude of Health Personnel; Behavior; Cardiac surgery; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - standards; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - statistics & numerical data; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - education; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - psychology; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - statistics & numerical data; Clinical Competence - standards; Clinical Competence - statistics & numerical data; Communication; Confidence; CPR; Critical care; Education; Female; Fidelity; Heart surgery; Hospitals; Humans; Intensive care; Job satisfaction; Male; Middle Aged; Nurses; Nurses - psychology; Nurses - standards; Nurses - statistics & numerical data; Nursing care; Nursing education; Patient safety; Pediatrics; Personal Satisfaction; Qualitative Research; Resuscitation; Self Efficacy; Simulation; Simulation Training - methods; Simulation Training - standards; Simulation Training - statistics & numerical data; Skills; Students; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States; Work experience; Critical care; Nursing education; Cardiac surgery; Simulation

•Simulation increased self-confidence to perform cardiac surgical resuscitation procedures.•Self-confidence was not correlated with performance time of cardiac surgical resuscitation.•Nurses were highly satisfied with the simulation.•Research is needed to study the impact of simulation on patient ou...