Table 4.
Thematic analysis of post-simulation questionnaire: simulator training helped me most.
| Themes | Participants quotes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real life | “What to do in real a life setting” | “Practicing real life situations” | “Putting me into a ‘real’ situation and then watching my reactions to it” | “Thinking about real life scenarios” | “What it will feel like in an emergency situation” |
| Problem solving | “Looking for leaks or problems with vents” | “Being hands on with possible problems” | “Giving me real time action and problems to solve” | “Helping me troubleshoot and recognize my weaknesses” | “Giving me real time action and problems to solve” |
| Learning | “Allowed me to look back and reflect on areas that could be improved and reinforce previous training” | “Giving me experience from start to finish of an event without guidance” | “Recognizing limitations I had and helping to prep me for home” | “Watching the video afterwards and seeing what we could of done differently” | “Reminding me to start with the small simple things first then work from there” |
| Stress/emotions | “Placing us in a stressful situation and problem solving under pressure” | “Getting practice knowing how to handle a stressful situations” | “Allowing my adrenalin to kick in and work in an emergency situation” | “Knowing how to be calmer and think during an emergency” | “Being calm and take the proper precautions” |
| Teamwork | “Helping us work together as a team” | “Good team communication” | |||
| Assessment | “Putting me in a situation that forced me to assess the situation” | “To look at my baby instead of the monitors” | “Alerting me to keep your eyes open and scan for problems” | ||
| Self-confidence | “Showing what could happen and gaining confidence that we can do this” | “Facing real world incidents. Boost my confidence for when we go home” | “Gaining confidence, getting to ask/answer the what if questions” | “Making me more certain about what I am doing and knowing the next steps to take” | “Creating an emergency situation with alarms and a somewhat responsive patient where we were in charge” |
| Prepared | “Creating a situation realistic to home so that I’m am prepared” | “Preparing me for unusual situations that could occur” | “Really appreciate being in an ‘unknown’ situation and using the skills I had been taught in a critical care situation” | “Putting training into action and knowing what to do first” | “Being in the moment” |