Develop and implement xxxxxxx for newly hired xxxxxx
Methods:
Provision of quarterly didactic live educational and simulation sessions for all newly hired xxxx. Quarterly didactic sessions include the following live presentations: Medication Safety; Revenue Integrity (billing basics); Coding and Documentation Information; PEWS and the Decompensating Patient; and a general Overview of Organizational xxxx and Resources. Simulation sessions include: didactic education, demonstration and practice of basic airway management skills; code cart review; and simulation of a decompensating pediatric patient.
Pre and post evaluations of presented didactic content to determine usefulness of information for newly hired staff.
Pre and post confidence evaluations and a debrief evaluation for the skills and simulation sessions.
Results:
Five didactic sessions included 24 participants. During, these five session 42% of participants strongly agreed and 53% participants agreed that overall the xxxx was effective and preparatory for their role. 100% of participants agreed the xxxx welcome and overview information was useful. Fourteen participants commented that the billing and/or coding education was the most valuable part of the didactic orientation and two participants reported all the topics were helpful.
There were 16 participants for the 4 simulation sessions.
Overall, there was evidence of increased confidence after the simulation and skills session completion. Specific areas evaluated included: appropriately intervening for a child in distress and confidence in finding emergency equipment. Eighty- eight percent of the participants reported the session provided a realistic and practical learning experience. All participants agreed the simulation session enhanced their ability to perform as a first responder to a child in distress. Comments for naming two things that will change your practice after the simulation and skills session included; "Improve communication. Be more confident in responding", importance of communication and identifying a leader" and "putting a sicker patient in a room with oxygen. Will check where closest code cart is".
Conclusion:
Although this is a small sample size, early evaluations of the new xxxxxx program, point to both the didactic content and simulation session as being a useful and informative program for newly hired xxxx.