Table 3.
Study Participants’ Characteristics by Simulation Scenario
| Characteristic | By Simulation Scenario, No. (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mask and Gloves | Gown and Gloves | Gloves Only |
Full Ensemble | Total | |
| (n=10) | (n=10) | (n=10) | (n=40) | (n=70) | |
| Age, average y (range) | 42.7 (20–62) | 28.9 (21–52) | 36.4 (25–66) | 40.7 (23–61) a | 38.6 (20–66) |
| Sex, n (%) | |||||
| Female | 7 (70.0) | 9 (90.0) | 8 (80.0) | 21 (52.5) | 45 (64.3) |
| Male | 3 (30.0) | 1 (10.0) | 2 (20.0) | 19 (47.5) | 25 (35.7) |
| Healthcare personnel type, n (%) | |||||
| Nurse | 3 (30.0) | 6 (60.0) | 6 (60.0) | 16 (40.0) | 31 (44.3) |
| Physician/Resident | 3 (30.0) | 1 (10.0) | 2 (20.0) | 18 (45.0) | 24 (34.3) |
| Student | 1 (10.0) | 3 (30.0) | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (7.1) |
| Other b | 3 (30.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (10.0) | 6 (15.0) | 10 (14.3) |
| Years of experience, n (%) | |||||
| <1 y | 0 (0.0) | 2 (20.0) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (2.5) | 4 (5.7) |
| 1–5 y | 2 (20.0) | 5 (50.0) | 3 (30.0) | 11 (27.5) | 21 (30.0) |
| 5–10 y | 3 (30.0) | 1 (10.0) | 3 (30.0) | 4 (10.0) | 11 (15.7) |
| 10–15 y | 0 (0.0) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (10.0) | 7 (17.5) | 9 (12.9) |
| >15 y | 5 (50.0) | 1 (10.0) | 2 (20.0) | 17 (42.5) | 25 (35.7) |
| Prior training, n (%) | |||||
| PPE donning PPE doffing |
9 (90.0) | 8 (80.0) | 9 (90.0) | 37 (92.5) 35 (87.5) c |
63 (90.0) 61 (87.1) |
| Hand hygiene | 10 (100.0) | 10 (100.0) | 10 (100.0) | 40 (100.0) | 70 (100.0) |
| Special isolation unit | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 20 (50.0) d | 20 (28.6) |
Note: PPE, personal protective equipment.
a
Mean and range reported for 39 participants for simulation 4 and 69 participants for total; 1 participant did not report age.
b
Other, eg, nursing assistant, physician assistant, respiratory therapist, clinical pharmacist, nurse practitioner.
c
Prior training on PPE donning reported separately from doffing for simulation 4 and total; 2 simulation 4 participants provided different responses for donning versus doffing training.
d
Hospital A (n=10); hospital B (n=10).