Simulation Testing of Pediatric Rapid Response Teams: Can Simulation Be Used to Determine the Best Team Structure?

Medical simulation and rapid response teams (RRTs) are 2 subjects whose application and effectiveness have been criticized. However, both are increasingly being integrated and expanded into the healthcare environment, including institutions that care for children. Added to this predicament is the constant effort to restructure responsibilities among healthcare providers including within medical response teams. Furthermore, there are no studies using simulation scenarios to compare the performance of RRTs led by intensivists-in-training and nurse practitioners (NPs).

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