Abstract
Healthcare providers are often trained and evaluated in an encounter of a single patient. Healthcare education does not adequately instruct or assess trainees in the management of increasing cognitive complexity and system influences of real-life clinical environments during multi-patient care. It is imperative that we begin to understand the best methodologies to improve knowledge, skills, teamwork, and communication during the care of multiple patients. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a practical guide for simulation educators and researchers who wish to design simulation resources to improve individual, team, or system skills during clinical surges.
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This chapter is dedicated to the essential Healthcare workers who have risen to the occasion to care for others in the era of COVID-19. There are many who prepared for a surge that did not come and those who lost their lives caring for others. A simple thank you is inadequate.
We strive to shape our clinical environments to earnestly learn from the triumphs and errors of the past to create a healthier future – where we are prepared for patients whenever they seek medical care.
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Griswold, S., Lowndes, B.R., Baer, H. (2021). Simulation to Prepare for the Surge: Workload Management When There Are Too Many Patients. In: Deutsch, E.S., Perry, S.J., Gurnaney, H.G. (eds) Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Improving Healthcare Systems. Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72973-8_17
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