TeamSTEPPS Curricular-Wide Integration

Abstract

Background: To promote safe patient care, nurses must work collaboratively with members of the interprofessional health care team.Purpose: The purposes of this study were to explore the effect of a curricular-wide integration of TeamSTEPPS training on baccalaureate nursing students' teamwork knowledge and attitudes and to describe students' perceptions of TeamSTEPPS curricular-wide integration. Methods: In this quasi-experimental, mixed-methods study, the experimental group engaged in a curricular-wide integration of TeamSTEPPS throughout the baccalaureate nursing program, whereas the control group received no TeamSTEPPS training. Results: The experimental group had significantly higher teamwork knowledge than the control group after training. The curricular-wide integration of TeamSTEPPS was positively received by students. Conclusions: This study demonstrated the feasibility and benefits of integrating TeamSTEPPS teamwork training throughout a baccalaureate nursing curriculum, as well as the knowledge gained by students because of this curricular-wide integration. With further research, TeamSTEPPS could offer an evidence-based approach to promote the interprofessional teamwork knowledge and skills nursing students need for safe patient care.

TeamSTEPPS improves patient safety

“…The value of medical team cooperation has been highlighted more and more in China; however, traditional medical models lack team cooperation education and training 20. The TeamSTEPPS training model,21 22 which is tailored to China’s national requirements, can be used to combine the country’s current medical resources and environment with the goal of making up for various weaknesses in medical team cooperation while also enhancing patient safety and medical quality. The use of team training in patient safety produces a very high level of medical acceptance, in contrast to traditional educational approaches 23.…”

Beyond communication: an update on transforming healthcare teams

“…While recent years have reiterated the challenge of incorporating these practices, the research continues to uncover that interprofessional methods yield significant results, such as improvements in shared decision-making and teamwork competencies ( 49 ) and improvements in clinical skills and a sense of belonging in the workplace ( 50 ). Curricula that take these reforming steps, such as incorporating TeamSTEPPS into healthcare students' education, have already shown promising results ( 51 , 52 ). In addition to this, some medical schools are already incorporating these findings into their educational structures.…”

“…Overall, a multitude of research supports teamwork curricula's ability to show improvements, such as increasing student teamwork competencies ( 52 ). Therefore, the last 5 years have left us with the following takeaway: in a world that increasingly requires more interpersonal skills as technology fills in technical ones, systems and critical thinking are necessities that interdisciplinary team-based methods can provide ( 53 ).…”

Bachelor of nursing students' experiences of a longitudinal team training intervention and the use of teamwork skills in clinical practice—A qualitative descriptive study

“…Cant et al (2021) found that nursing students' experiences of teamwork in clinical placements are affected by multiple factors related to the learning process and environment. To our knowledge, only one study has reported nursing students' experiences regarding a longitudinal team training intervention collected by answering open-ended questions (Ross et al, 2021). However, in-depth knowledge about how nursing students experience team training and teamwork associated with a longitudinal TeamSTEPPS® intervention is lacking (Ross et al, 2021).…”

“…Team training has been shown to enhance students' attitudes toward teamwork (Karlsen et al, 2022;Maguire et al, 2015;Maneval et al, 2020) and improve teamwork knowledge (Ross et al, 2021). Additionally, qualitative findings have indicated that TeamSTEPPS® training helps students with their transition to a registered nurse's role, enhances professional and effective communication with other team members and supports their understanding of inter-professional communication (Ross et al, 2021). Cant et al (2021) found that nursing students' experiences of teamwork in clinical placements are affected by multiple factors related to the learning process and environment.…”