Healthcare Simulations' Contributions to Improving Perinatal and Neonatal Practice: How Simulation Supports...

Area of Science:

• Medical Simulation
• Neonatal Care
• Perinatal Medicine

Background:

• Clinical simulations are increasingly utilized in healthcare settings.
• Improving perinatal and neonatal care remains a critical objective.
• Simulation offers a safe environment for training and process evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

• To examine the evidence of simulation use in clinical settings for perinatal and neonatal care.
• To discuss the benefits of simulations for interprofessional collaboration, organizational learning, and problem-solving.
• To identify common challenges in implementing clinical simulations.

Main Methods:

• Review of existing evidence on simulation applications in perinatal and neonatal clinical settings.
• Analysis of how simulations address various patient presentations and environmental testing.
• Discussion of theoretical underpinnings supporting simulation's impact on teamwork and learning.

Main Results:

• Simulations have been successfully applied to manage specific and novel patient scenarios.
• Simulation use effectively tests new clinical environments and renovated spaces.
• Evidence suggests simulations enhance interprofessional collaboration, organizational learning, and problem-solving.

Conclusions:

• Clinical simulations are valuable tools for improving perinatal and neonatal care.
• Simulation implementation supports collaborative practice and adaptive learning within healthcare organizations.
• Addressing implementation challenges is key to maximizing the benefits of clinical simulations.