Background: Malignant hyperthermia is a disorder of the skeletal muscle that can present as a hypermetabolic response to triggering agents. Anesthesia providers frequently administer these triggers in the operating room. Therefore, it is imperative for providers to receive comprehensive education on malignant hyperthermia. Simulations help ensure their competence in the event of encountering a crisis.

Purpose: This project’s purpose was to improve malignant hyperthermia knowledge among student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs) at a small university in the Midwest through a lecture and simulation of a crisis.

Methods: The university’s SRNAs were invited to participate in this project via email. The project consisted of an educational intervention through a lecture and simulation, which took place in the university’s simulation center. Qualitative data was collected with malignant hyperthermia key action checklist. The investigator also collected qualitative data using a pretest and post-test interventional design.

Implementation: Ten educational sessions provided to participants (n = 32). Participants took a pre-test to assess their baseline knowledge. Then, they received a lecture, simulation, debrief, and post-test one. Post-test one was given to assess knowledge improvement. Six to eight weeks later, participants received an email to take post-test two, which assessed knowledge retention.

Conclusion: Participants collectively received a mean score of 29.1 out of 30 on the key action checklist. The pre-test was assessed against each post-test using a paired samples t-test. Participants showed knowledge improvement from the pre-test to the post-test one (p > 0.05).This knowledge improvement was retained from the pre-test to post-test two (p > 0.05).

Creator

• Aveja, Hilda

Language

• English

Keyword

• malignant hyperthermia

• simulation

• mock drill

• anesthesia

• anesthetist

• SRNA

Date created

• 2024

Resource type

• Research Paper

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