{"title":"Tabletop Simulation as an Innovative Tool for Clinical Workflow Testing.","authors":"Heather Bissmeyer, Cara Gallegos, Shelly Randazzo, Chrissy Scheffler, Lyn Sullivan Lee, Lindsey Powell","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000664","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tabletop simulation can be used to support and test system processes for clinical workflows. This paper will describe an innovative approach to testing change in clinical workflows for direct admissions to the operating room and interventional radiology departments in a 700-bed urban hospital in the Pacific Northwest and will highlight the specific benefits to nurse leaders. The simulation exercise involved key stakeholders and subject matter experts from various departments and aimed to evaluate the process workflow, provoke discussion on gaps, uncover improvement opportunities, and formulate recommendations. The simulation experience was broadly acknowledged by those involved as novel, engaging, suitable for complex process changes in health care settings and promoting valuable collaboration.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"49 1","pages":"E1-E7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000664","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/12/3 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Nursing","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Tabletop simulation can be used to support and test system processes for clinical workflows. This paper will describe an innovative approach to testing change in clinical workflows for direct admissions to the operating room and interventional radiology departments in a 700-bed urban hospital in the Pacific Northwest and will highlight the specific benefits to nurse leaders. The simulation exercise involved key stakeholders and subject matter experts from various departments and aimed to evaluate the process workflow, provoke discussion on gaps, uncover improvement opportunities, and formulate recommendations. The simulation experience was broadly acknowledged by those involved as novel, engaging, suitable for complex process changes in health care settings and promoting valuable collaboration.
期刊介绍:
Nursing Administration Quarterly (NAQ) is a peer-reviewed journal that provides nursing administrators with practical, up-to-date information on the effective management of nursing services in all health care settings. Published 4 times per year, each issue focuses on a selected topic providing an in depth look at the many aspects of nursing administration.