J Educ Eval Health Prof.  2015;12:36. 10.3352/jeehp.2015.12.36.

Teamwork education improves trauma team performance in undergraduate health professional students

• Baker VO
• Cuzzola R
• Knox C
• Liotta C
• Cornfield
• Tarkowski
• Masters C
• McCarthy M
• Sturdivant S
• Carlson JN

• KMID: 2402043
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2015.12.36

Abstract

PURPOSE
Effective trauma resuscitation requires efficient and coordinated care from a team of providers; however, providers are rarely instructed on how to be effective members of trauma teams. Team-based learning using Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS) has been shown to improve team dynamics among practicing professionals, including physicians and nurses. The impact of TeamSTEPPS on students being trained in trauma management in an undergraduate health professional program is currently unknown. We sought to determine the impact of TeamSTEPPS on team dynamics among undergraduate students being trained in trauma resuscitation.
METHODS
We enrolled teams of undergraduate health professional students from four programs: nursing, physician assistant, radiologic science, and respiratory care. After completing an online training on trauma resuscitation principles, the participants completed a trauma resuscitation scenario. The participants then received teamwork training using TeamSTEPPS and completed a second trauma resuscitation scenario identical to the first. All resuscitations were recorded and scored offline by two blinded research assistants using both the Team Emergency Assessment Measure (TEAM) and Trauma Team Performance Observation Tool (TPOT) scoring systems. Pre-test and post-test TEAM and TPOT scores were compared.
RESULTS
We enrolled a total of 48 students in 12 teams. Team leadership, situational monitoring, and overall communication improved with TeamSTEPPS training (P= 0.04, P=0.02, and P=0.03, respectively), as assessed by the TPOT scoring system. TeamSTEPPS also improved the team's ability to prioritize tasks and work together to complete tasks in a rapid manner (P<0.01 and P=0.02, respectively) as measured by TEAM.
CONCLUSIONS
Incorporating TeamSTEPPS into trauma team education leads to improved TEAM and TPOT scores among undergraduate health professionals.

Keyword

Professional education; Leadership; Nurses; Physician assistants; Resuscitation

MeSH Terms

Education*
Education, Professional
Emergencies
Health Occupations*
Humans
Leadership
Learning
Nursing
Patient Safety
Physician Assistants
Resuscitation

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