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Original Article Assessment and Training of Teamwork and Leadership for Critical Care Nurses: A Pilot Study
Hyun Jin Kim, Sang Mo Je, Hyun Soo Chung, Sung Phil Chung, Hahn Shick Lee

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2012.27.2.75
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
2Department of Emergency Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ontheera@gmail.com
3Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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BACKGROUND
Teamwork and leadership training have been shown to improve subsequent resuscitation performance in a variety of clinical situations. Critical care nurses, in addition to those who may be part of resuscitation team leaders and members, have also the need for such training. This study examines the teamwork and leadership skills of critical care nurses and their perceptions of the need for teamwork and leadership training.
METHODS
We developed a pilot, interactive 3-hour teamwork, and the leadership training program based on the objectives and teaching methods of the Advanced Life Support (ACLS) course. Participants completed a 1-hour lecture, and discussion for team roles and obstacles, 30 min of script-based role play in resuscitation team training, and finally, a 2-hour simulation-based team training program. Before the completion of the course, participants were anonymously surveyed on the perceived educational value of the teamwork and leadership program. Expert raters reviewed videos of simulated resuscitation events in the course, and scored each video by two existing checklist for the team dynamic.
RESULTS
Fifty-one nurses voluntarily participated and six videotaped simulation were rated by an expert rater. Most of the students believed the course was delivered at an appropriate level for them, and that it is a necessary training in their continuing professional education. The video rated average scores were from 68.5 to 72.9 according to the checklists.
CONCLUSIONS
Critical care nurses can learn teamwork and leadership skills from appropriately designed programs, and believe it is a necessity in their training.


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