The Impact of Education and Simulation on Pediatric Novice Nurses’ Response and Recognition to Deteriorating

In Brief Adverse patient events related to preventable errors while hospitalized resulted in need for interventions to improve outcomes. One identified error is the lack of symptom recognition during patient deterioration. Pediatric patients’ symptoms during deterioration vary from their adult counterparts and often go unrecognized. A Pediatric Crisis Recognition and Management course was designed to assist the novice pediatric nurse to recognize and respond appropriately through the use of high-fidelity simulation enhancing their clinical skills and improving patient outcomes during a crisis. The authors describe an educational activity to provide novice pediatric nurses with the knowledge and skills to respond appropriately to patient deterioration.