Teaching sedation and XXXX with simulation.

@entity1 @entity1337
OBJECTIVE: This study reports on the efficacy of using the anesthesia simulator to teach sedation and @entity1337 to nurses. This provision of sedation and @entity1337 to a @entity1 is accomplished with the goal of maintaining the ability of the @entity1 to respond purposefully to auditory or tactile stimuli. METHODS: Nurses working in areas of the hospital where conscious sedation is performed were the @entity1 in this sedation and @entity1337 training course. Prior to the training session, the @entity1 read the American Society of Anesthesiology Practice guidelines for sedation and @entity1337 by non-anesthesiologists. At the time of the training session, each @entity1 completed a written pretest, had an introduction to sedation and @entity1337 with four clinical crisis teaching scenarios using the anesthesia simulator, a practical exam using the simulator, and a written post-test. Each @entity1 was also given the opportunity to complete an evaluation of the session. RESULTS: Twenty nurses completed the training session. The written tests had a maximum possible score of 30. Mean score on the written pretest was 22.9 +/- 3.54, and mean score on the written post-test was 26.0 +/- 4.24 (p < 0.001). Seventeen of the twenty subjects scored higher on the post-test. Mean practical exam score was 5.5 of a possible 6.0. Mean @entity1 rating of the education session was 3.75 (1 = poor, 4 = excellent). All but one @entity1 rated the length of the training session as "about right." CONCLUSIONS: The anesthesia simulator provides an excellent tool for teaching conscious sedation skills to hospital nurses. The @entity1 ' test performance improved following the session, and they also rated the educational experience as excellent.
