Providence St Peter Hospital 413 Lilly RD NE
Olympia, Washington, 98506, United States
Completed
NCT Number: NCT01822158
Vaginal Delivery Debrief Checklist to Improve Team Communication
This study is to determine if using a standardized debrief checklist after vaginal delivery improves communication between the vaginal delivery health care team members and if using the checklist increases a sense of enhanced communication between team members.
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Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Primary location
About this study
This is a study for providers who are a part of the health care team involved with vaginal delivery of newborns. A checklist has been developed that may improve communication between team members following birth. The goal of this study is to evaluate whether the checklist improves or enhances team member communication.
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) in the Women's and Children's Services Department who attend vaginal deliveries as well as providers who attend vaginal deliveries at Providence St Peter Hospital Family Birth Center in Olympia Washington (WA).
Exclusion criteria
- None
Treatment and study plan
Vaginal Delivery Debrief Checklist
OtherParticipating team members will utilize Vaginal Delivery Debrief checklist
Primary outcomes
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Determine if there is a change in satisfaction with team communication following the use of a structured debrief checklist after vaginal deliveries.
Time frame: Within 6 months of data collection
An electronic opinion survey will be administered to participants both pre and post checklist utilization. The survey was derived from communication literature on medical teams such as the collaboration items and 3 subscales from the labour and delivery version of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) TeamSTEPPS training program for high functioning medical teams.
Secondary outcomes
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Determine if the use of a vaginal delivery debrief checklist will reduce documentation of conflicting data in the electronic medical record.
Time frame: Within 6 months of data collection
Utilizing the pre-validated Vaginal Delivery Debrief Medical Record Audit Tool, records will be examined pre and post use of the Vaginal Delivery Debrief Checklist. Assessment will be made to determine if there are fewer conflicting data points in the electronic medical record (EMR) for key elements following use of the Vaginal Delivery Debrief Checklist.
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Providence Health & Services
Other
Registry information
Official study title
Vaginal Delivery Debrief: A Nursing Research Study
Acronym: VDD
Important dates
- Study start
- 2013
- Primary completion
- 2013
- Study completion
- 2013
- First posted
- Apr 2, 2013
- Registry last updated
- Apr 4, 2019
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