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Maternal, Child Health and Neonatal Nursing

University of Louisville

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Communication

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Implementation Of Scripted Debriefings Following Neonatal Delivery Room Resuscitations., Kimberly M. Knott Aug 2022

Implementation Of Scripted Debriefings Following Neonatal Delivery Room Resuscitations., Kimberly M. Knott

Doctor of Nursing Practice Papers

Abstract

Background: The functioning of neonatal delivery teams can be affected by technical and non-technical skills of individual team members. The team in this project was challenged by varying knowledge and skill levels and did not have a standardized process for debriefing resuscitation events. The literature shows that debriefings can aid in improving knowledge, skills, teamwork, and communication of resuscitation teams.

Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to implement a scripted, post-resuscitation debriefing with the neonatal delivery team to improve non-technical skills of the resuscitation team and identify challenges to providing optimal care.

Method: Scripted, …