Communication patterns during routine patient care in a pediatric intensive care unit: the behavioral impact of in situ simulation.

Francis F Ulmer; Andrea M Lutz; Fabienne Müller; Thomas Riva; Lukas Bütikofer; Robert Greif

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Communication patterns during routine patient care in a pediatric intensive care unit: the behavioral impact of in situ simulation.

May 11, 2022

Ulmer FF, Lutz AM, Müller F, et al. J Patient Saf. 2022;18(2):e573-e579.

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Closed-loop communication is essential to effective teamwork, particularly during complex or high-intensity clinical scenarios. This study found that participation in a one-day simulation team training for pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) nurses led to significant improvements in closed-loop communication in real-life clinical situations.

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