Initiation of a Code Blue Simulation Training Project

The main focus of this Capstone Project was to initiate in-situ simulation to measure prompt and successful steps in cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a non-critical care unit by the Code Blue Pit Crew team members for an acute care hospital. Patient safety issues and opportunities for improvement were identified after a trend showed an increase in patient mortality of non-critical care code blue events in the hospital setting. Opportunities for improvement, surrounding this code blue simulation project, included team member dynamics, role identification, and floor staff awareness of responsibilities during actual cardiopulmonary arrest events. The goal of this Code Blue Simulation Training (CBST) project was to improve the BCLS steps and ACLS performance and self-confidence level of healthcare personnel in a non-critical care setting. By using the American Heart AssociatiThe main focus of this Capstone Project was to initiate in-situ simulation to measure prompt and successful steps in cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a non-critical care unit by the Code Blue Pit Crew team members for an acute care hospital. Patient safety issues and opportunities for improvement were identified after a trend showed an increase in patient mortality of non-critical care code blue events in the hospital setting. Opportunities for improvement, surrounding this code blue simulation project, included team member dynamics, role identification, and floor staff awareness of responsibilities during actual cardiopulmonary arrest events. The goal of this Code Blue Simulation Training (CBST) project was to improve the BCLS steps and ACLS performance and self-confidence level of healthcare personnel in a non-critical care setting. By using the American Heart Association's (AHA) best practice guidelines related to resuscitation the participating hospital was able to restructure its code blue team to achieve improved code blue care in order to impact patient survival outcomes. Initiatives were set in place to educate the healthcare personnel on how to provide faster, more efficient care to patients in a life threatening crisis. In addition, role and responsibility consistency was established for all healthcare personnel regarding first responder steps in the clinical setting.