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Baker VO, Cuzzola R, Knox C, et al. Teamwork education improves trauma team performance in undergraduate health professional students. J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2015;12:36doi: 10.3352/jeehp.2015.12.36.
Baker, V. O., Cuzzola, R., Knox, C., Liotta, C., Cornfield, C. S., Tarkowski, R. D., Masters, C., McCarthy, M., Sturdivant, S., & Carlson, J. N. (2015). Teamwork education improves trauma team performance in undergraduate health professional students. Journal of educational evaluation for health professions, 1236. https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2015.12.36
Baker, Valerie O'Toole, et al. "Teamwork education improves trauma team performance in undergraduate health professional students." Journal of educational evaluation for health professions vol. 12 (2015): 36. doi: https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2015.12.36
Baker VO, Cuzzola R, Knox C, Liotta C, Cornfield CS, Tarkowski RD, Masters C, McCarthy M, Sturdivant S, Carlson JN. Teamwork education improves trauma team performance in undergraduate health professional students. J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2015 Jun 25;12:36. doi: 10.3352/jeehp.2015.12.36. eCollection 2015. PMID: 26101404; PMCID: PMC4536358.
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J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2015 Jun 25;12:36. doi: 10.3352/jeehp.2015.12.36. eCollection 2015.

Teamwork education improves trauma team performance in undergraduate health professional students.

Journal of educational evaluation for health professions

Valerie O'Toole Baker, Ronald Cuzzola, Carolyn Knox, Cynthia Liotta, Charles S Cornfield, Robert D Tarkowski, Carolynn Masters, Michael McCarthy, Suzanne Sturdivant, Jestin N Carlson

Affiliations

  1. Villa Maria School of Nursing, Morosky College of Health Professions and Sciences, Gannon University, Erie, USA.
  2. Radiologic Sciences Program, Morosky College of Health Professions and Sciences, Gannon University, Erie, USA.
  3. Physician Assistant Program, Morosky College of Health Professions and Sciences, Gannon University, Erie, USA.
  4. Respiratory Care Program, Morosky College of Health Professions and Sciences, Gannon University, Erie, USA.
  5. Office of the Provost, Morosky College of Health Professions and Sciences, Gannon University, Erie, USA.
  6. Patient Simulation Center, Morosky College of Health Professions and Sciences, Gannon University, Erie, USA.
  7. Department of Emergency Medicine, Saint Vincent Health System, Erie, USA.

PMID: 26101404 PMCID: PMC4536358 DOI: 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.

Keywords: Leadership; Nurses; Physician assistants; Professional education; Resuscitation

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