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J Nurses Prof Dev. 2021 Jun 08; doi: 10.1097/NND.0000000000000764. Epub 2021 Jun 08.

Virtual Simulation to Reinforce Nursing Staff Resuscitation Responses.

Journal for nurses in professional development

Sara Brzozowski, Margo Kandrack, Marilyn H Oermann, Cristie Dangerfield, Virginia C Simmons Muckler

Affiliations

  1. Sara Brzozowski, BSN, RN, is Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina. Margo Kandrack, BS, BSN, RN, is Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina. Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, Editor-in-Chief, Nurse Educator, and Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing, Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina. Cristie Dangerfield, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, CNL, is Nurse Manager Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Virginia C. Simmons (Muckler), DNP, CRNA, CHSE-A, FAAN, is Director of the Duke University Nurse Anesthesia Program, Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina.

PMID: 34101708 DOI: 10.1097/NND.0000000000000764

Abstract

In-hospital cardiac arrests have high mortality rates, increased by delayed resuscitation. Using a single group pre-post interventional design to implement virtual cardiac arrest simulations for medical-surgical units, the purpose of this project was to decrease resuscitation delays and improve self-confidence of the nursing staff. Both response times and confidence improved following virtual simulation. Conducting virtual simulation for resuscitation training may be a valuable alternative to in situ simulation.

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