Table 6.

Pre- and postsimulation survey questions

For the following questions, use the confidence scale (below) to rate your confidence level in performing the following laboratory practices: (1) not confident at all, (2) slightly confident, (3) somewhat confident, (4) confident, (5) very confident
1.Confirming proper specimen collection (including collection time, container, and patient requirements)
2.Identifying when to cancel a specimen due to a collection error
3.Determining which samples require centrifugation or aliquoting
4.Aliquoting samples for multiple benches
5.Performing and assessing quality control results
6.Performing analytical testing within the published turn-around-time
7.Identifying results above AMR
8.Performing dilutions on patient specimens
9.Identifying samples that require cancellation for possible sample interferences (hemolysis, bilirubin, lipemia)
10.Identifying samples issues that require a new sample to be collected before analysis
11.Identifying a critical value
For the following questions, use the following confidence scale (below) to rate your confidence level when delivering the following laboratory communications: (1) not confident at all, (2) slightly confident, (3) somewhat confident, (4) confident, (5) very confident
1.Notifying care team of a canceled specimen order due to a tube collection error
2.Notifying care team of a patient sample exhibiting sample interference
3.Notifying care team of a canceled order and request a new sample for collection/analysis
4.Notifying care team of a critical value
Additional postsimulation survey questions
1.This exercise increased my understanding of specimen processing
2.This exercise increased my understanding of laboratory workflow
3.This exercise encouraged group collaboration
4.I enjoyed participating in this exercise
Open-ended post-simulation survey items
1.In your opinion, what were the strengths of this exercise?
2.In your opinion, how could this exercise be improved?