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Corporate leadership training: Value added for your simulation center
Valerie M Howard1, Jan Barber2, Suzan Kardong-Edgren3
1Duke University School of Nursing, DUMC 3322, 307 Trent Drive, Office 2019, Durham, NC 27710, United States of America.
Summary
Nursing schools can leverage simulation centers for corporate leadership training. This innovative approach enhances return on investment by adapting healthcare simulation expertise to address common workplace challenges for business managers.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Simulation
- Business Management Education
- Organizational Behavior
Background:
- Academic nursing programs invest heavily in simulation centers.
- Maximizing return on investment (ROI) for these centers is a key consideration.
- External applications of simulation expertise can offer new revenue streams.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of using a nursing school's simulation center for external corporate leadership training.
- To adapt healthcare simulation methodologies for a business management context.
- To assess the ROI potential of interdisciplinary simulation applications.
Main Methods:
- Developed nine workplace challenge scenarios for corporate managers.
- Reimagined actors as standardized 'corporate executives and employees' instead of 'patients'.
- Adapted TeamSTEPPS® communication tools for the corporate setting and utilized evidence-based debriefing methods.
Main Results:
- Simulation scenarios focused on common corporate workplace challenges.
- Actors were trained as standardized 'corporate executives and employees'.
- Learners participated in simulations and debriefings, receiving positive executive evaluations.
Conclusions:
- Nursing simulation centers can be effectively utilized for external corporate leadership training.
- Adapting healthcare simulation techniques offers a viable model for business education.
- Positive executive feedback indicates potential for program expansion and improved ROI.