Teamwork Flashcard

C. Rationale: The team leader must be willing to call for help when they do not have the resources, knowledge, or skill to complete a successful resuscitation.

C. Rationale: The pre-resuscitation team briefing prepares the neonatal resuscitation team. It includes assessing the perinatal risk factors, identification of a team leader, delegating a single task to each team member to avoid confusion, assigning a person to document all of the events as they occur, choosing what supplies or equipment to use, and assigning a specialist in case of a complicated birth beyond the expertise of the team.

C. Rationale: All healthcare personnel attending a high-risk newly born patient must be skillful in administering positive pressure ventilation and performing the initial steps of newborn resuscitation. Although all of these skills are important, airway and respiratory management are the most critical.

B. Rationale: The closed-loop communication style is the most effective and plays an essential role during resuscitation by avoiding misunderstanding while team members relay vital information to one another. The sender delivers an order, and the receiver repeats the request back to the sender. The sender then confirms that the receiver has relayed the correct message.

A. Rationale: Effective communication plays an essential role in resuscitation, whether it is adult, pediatric, or neonatal. The closed-loop communication technique helps to avoid misunderstanding while delivering vital information. It involves the team leader conveying the order, a feedback confirmation by the receiver, and verification that the message was received correctly.

A. Rationale: Accurate documentation is necessary for data collection. Complete records are important for clinical decision making and will be used as a source for continuing quality improvements. A team member assigned to record the events of the resuscitation must be adept in the NRP flow diagram and is experienced so that she records only the pertinent events. A well-designed form is also necessary for prompt recording of the events and ease of use by the team leader to guide him in his actions.

A. Rationale: The neonatal resuscitation team must be present at every birth and able to prioritize the risks of neonatal resuscitation so that they can prepare. The perinatal risk assessment involves the resuscitation team leader, the obstetrician, the neonatologist or pediatrician, and the activity.

B. Rationale: Post-resuscitation team briefing is preferably done right after the resuscitation event while the information is still fresh on each of the members. A team debriefing can highlight the exceptional actions and mistakes performed during the resuscitation. It can identify small changes in the team dynamics that can result in significant improvements in your team’s performance.