Kylie Ludwick1
1Queensland Health, Winton, Australia
Problem: Perception of team confidence and function in a small rural facility emergency department in response to unprecedented increase in critically unwell patients requiring advanced level intervention in particular Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)
Design: Post debrief feedback, implement strategies to resolve issues identified
Setting: Small rural Hospital and Multiple Purpose Health Service (MPHS), with high prevalence of agency nursing staff, junior substantive nursing pool and wide range of clinical experience that were not necessarily Emergency Department orientated
Key Measures for Improvement: Ease of use, team confidence, team function, and improved documentation from using the Trauma Board
Strategies for Change: Implement a custom designed Trauma Board to facilitate communication, documentation and team functionality during resuscitation
Effects of Change: Improved team communication, confidence and functionality during emergency presentations when utilising the Trauma Board.
Lesson Learnt: Staff validated perception of team performance by measuring human factors such as communication and team function, not by patient outcome
Key words: team function, team confidence, communication, documentation tool
Biography
Nurse Practitioner, Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) InstructorBip