Authors: (including presenting author): :
MA JT
Affiliation: :
Medicine and Geriatrics, KWH
Keyword 1: :
Resuscitation Drill Package
Keyword 2: :
Simulation Training
Keyword 3: :
Role Delineation
Keyword 4: :
Nurse Competence
Keyword 5: :
Emergency Preparedness
Keyword 6: :
Departmental Rollout
Introduction: :
In the Department of Medicine and Geriatrics at Kwong Wah Hospital, staff care for high-risk medical patients with complex comorbidities, increasing vulnerability to cardiac arrest and respiratory failure. Additional hands-on opportunities are valuable for staff to enhance emergency preparedness, sustain skills, and build confidence across all levels. In the Department of Medicine and Geriatrics at Kwong Wah Hospital, staff care for high-risk medical patients with complex comorbidities, increasing vulnerability to cardiac arrest and respiratory failure. Additional hands-on opportunities are valuable for staff to enhance emergency preparedness, sustain skills, and build confidence across all levels.
Objectives: :
To equip nurses to recognize cardiac arrest signs/symptoms and interpret assessments; perform effective BLS/ACLS interventions and accurate documentation; foster reflection on personal strengths/limitations and translate simulation learning into practice; improve team communication and coordination; and establish a sustainable, repeatable training package emphasizing role clarity and adaptability to support ongoing emergency preparedness across the department.
Methodology: :
From August to November 2025, all M&G wards rolled out the Resuscitation Drill Training Package, with each unit completing at least one ≈1-hour session. Sessions involved 3-4 active nurses per group (others as observers) and followed a structured format: 5-minute briefing (role assignment, scenario orientation), 30-minute simulation, and 10-minute debriefing with peer feedback and reflection. Key elements included tailored scenarios, nurse-role-specific checklists (3- or 4-nurse versions), feedback surveys, and equipment (e.g., LUCAS compressor, ventilators, mannequin). Performance was tracked via checklists; package impact and usability were assessed through anonymous Google Forms surveys evaluating usefulness, ease of adoption, repeatability, and staff skill gains.
Result & Outcome: :
All wards successfully rolled out the package, engaging ≈100 nurses. Feedback highlighted strong enjoyment and objective attainment, with appreciation for the package's user-friendly, practical design for building resuscitation skills and role clarity. Google Forms results (n=66) showed high scores: overall usefulness 4.56/5, ease of engagement 4.25/5, repeatability 4.33/5, staff reporting reasonable resource consumption, and significant reflection on emergency response and team dynamics. By incorporating transferable elements (e.g., DD protocols), the package reduced response gaps, enhanced service quality, and was considered highly applicable for routine ward use with reasonable resources and minimal disruption. Its flexible, component-based approach and ready-to-use format were effective for department-wide training on resuscitation skills and clear role delineation.
