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Implementation of a Cardiac Scrub Skills Simulation Program #1041 (1.00 CH)

1041 - Implementation of a Cardiac Scrub Skills Simulation Program #1041 (1.00 CH)

Speaker(s)

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  Maureen Hemingway, MHA, RN, CNOR

  Nursing Practice Specialist
  Massachusetts General Hospital
  Boston, Massachusetts
• PO

  Patrice Osgood, MS,BSN,RN,CNOR,NE-BC

  Associate Chief Nurse Perioperative and GI Endoscopy Services
  Massachusetts General Hospital
  Boston, Massachusetts

In today's health care environment, it can be very difficult to provide experiences to the OR nurse in order to acquire advanced scrubbing skills for complex cases. Opportunities for gaining practical skills and the necessary experiences to become a competent scrub nurse do not present themselves on a reliable and scheduled basis, particularly pronounced in the cardiac perioperative nursing team where the cardiac patient is critically ill and each surgical procedure requires advanced skills. To shorten the time frame from novice to advanced clinician, and ultimately, expert nurse, we developed a cardiac skills simulation program.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe factors that impede progression of scrubbing complex cardiac skills from novice to expert level.
• Describe the necessary institutional support and structure that is required to implement a cardiac skills simulation program.
• Describe the daily operational factors and vital steps needed for successful implementation of a longitudinal simulation program.
• Explain the outcome measures associated with this particular implementation.