Intensive Care

Using patient simulation for quality improvement (QI) in the intensive care unit (ICU) helps healthcare teams improve problem-solving processes and deliver safer, more effective patient care.

The ICU: Complexity, Urgency and High Stakes

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) relies on the work of interprofessional teams. Physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and others come together in an extreme care environment.

The complexity of care, the high acuity of patients, and the potential for rapid changes in clinical status make the ICU particularly susceptible to teamwork and systems failures.

Make Your Team of Experts an Expert Team

ICU teams are dynamic and sometimes situational. Simulation brings them together in the problem-solving process, allowing them to identify risk, test solutions, and measure results without endangering patients.

Through simulation, teams can run high-risk critical care scenarios, discover system weaknesses, enhance processes, and build better teamwork and communications. This collaborative approach improves resilience and quality of care.

Risk Management eBook

How Simulation Can Reduce Patient Risk

An Introduction for Risk Managers and Quality Improvement Specialists

Patient simulation has been shown to make a major difference in mitigating risk and improving care quality. Download our eBook to learn how you can use simulation across every area of care in your hospital to reduce patient risk and improve the quality of care.

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