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Simulation for teaching cardiorespiratory resuscitation by teams: setting and performance assessment
Emílio Carlos Alves Dos Santos1, Cor Jesus Fernandes Fontes2, Eloana Ferreira D'Artibale1
1Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Hospital Universitário Júlio Muller, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem
|July 7, 2021
Summary
Health simulation training significantly improved cognitive knowledge in cardiorespiratory resuscitation (CRR) for healthcare professionals. Participants reported high satisfaction with the simulation design and teaching methodology.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Cardiorespiratory Resuscitation
- Health Simulation
Background:
- Cardiorespiratory resuscitation (CRR) requires continuous knowledge updates.
- Traditional teaching methods may have limitations in skill acquisition.
- Health simulation offers an innovative approach to medical training.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess cognitive knowledge gains in CRR using health simulation.
- To evaluate participant satisfaction with the simulation-based teaching methodology.
Main Methods:
- Quasi-experimental, before-and-after study design.
- 91 participants including medical students, nurses, and resident physicians.
- Data collected via questionnaires and knowledge tests, analyzed using Wilcoxon's test.
Main Results:
- Significant increase in cognitive knowledge (p<0.0001), with an 81.9% overall improvement.
- Nursing technicians showed a substantial 117.8% increase in knowledge.
- High satisfaction with the simulation design (mean score 4.55).
Conclusions:
- Health simulation is an effective method for teaching CRR.
- Simulation training significantly enhances knowledge acquisition in cardiorespiratory arrest.
- The teaching methodology design achieved a high level of participant satisfaction.
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