High-Fidelity Simulation for Transport Team Training and Competency Evaluation

Neonatal transport teams are challenged to provide high-quality, cost-effective care. Staff unpreparedness and improperly applied neonatal skills and interventions can be associated with an immeasurable increase in adverse outcomes, including pain and suffering, morbidity, mortality, and increased cost. Although historically there has been little consistency in neonatal transport team composition, training, or competency evaluation, this article will demonstrate how the utilization of simulation-based training and competency is beneficial in assuring team members receive and maintain the skills needed to recognize and manage adverse events during transport. Transport simulation standards will be proposed, and suggestions for using both low-fidelity and high-fidelity simulation are provided.

Keywords: Transport, Simulation, High fidelity, Neonatal, Training, Competency evaluation