Higher education institutions
Engage your students to help them develop key employability skills.
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About the module
25 minutes
English
VR, PC, mobile and web
LLM & scripted roleplays
AI-powered personalised feedback
Completion certificate
Lesson planning resources
25+ Module library
Who is it for?
This comprehensive module is designed for a diverse range of learners and a broad range of competency levels. It’s particularly beneficial for:
- Medical Schools and Health & Social Care programmes: Supports the development of foundational interpersonal and communication skills. This module was built with subject matter expertise from the NHS.
- Healthcare institutions: Equips practitioners and students with vital interpersonal communication skills to enhance interdepartmental interactions.
- Nursing Programmes: This module's learning objectives are aligned with The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education (“The Essentials”) a publication owned by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, which may be accessed here.
The Scenario
In this module, learners will complete a series of immersive scenarios that will help them develop the five key TeamSTEPPS® tools.
Team Strategies & Tools to Enhance Performance & Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS®) 3.0. (Content last reviewed July 2023). Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/index.html
Learning objectives.
This module helps learners practice 5 key TeamSTEPPS tools:
- Using the SBAR formula to share patient details with clarity
- Confirm details and catch errors using check-back
- Using CUS to make their voice heard when raising clinical concerns
- Giving and receiving proactive, affirming team support
- Organising emergency response teams as a situational leader
This module was created with the following Subject Matter Expert:
Sam Smith
Sam is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist and simulationist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. As the first CRNA to complete a fellowship in Simulation Education at Cornell, she leads curriculum development for multi-professional and interdisciplinary patient care teams throughout the institution. She is also the CEO and founder of SimWell Innovations- a consulting service for simulation-based learning experiences. SimWell specializes in interprofessional collaboration and supports Bodyswaps in this area of focus.
The Full Course
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