Applying Best Practice in Simulation: Critical Care Response Team Training

Abstract

BackgroundThe Province of Ontario selected a secondary care hospital to receive funding to pilot a nurse-led Critical Care Response Team (CCRT). In response, a community college simulation lab was asked to provide the setting and expertise for the simulation portion of the training. MethodParticipants, course instructors, and hospital management were consulted to discover how the academic setting and its implementation of International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning Standards of Best Practice: SimulationSM impacted the training. ResultsSimulation specialists noted that the use of International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning Standards of Best Practice: SimulationSM helped provide the safe learning environment required to support the training. Hospital staff had limited access to simulation resources or experience; so, the use of an academic setting was beneficial to the completion of the CCRT training. ConclusionsThe hospital reported CCRT was a success in reducing intensive care unit admissions.