Debriefing and Facilitation Flashcards
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Which debriefing approach involves the facilitator withholding their own clinical opinion and instead guiding learners to self-discover errors?
Answer: Facilitated debriefing
Facilitated debriefing uses open-ended questions to guide learners toward self-discovery rather than the facilitator providing direct answers.
When is directive (or trainer-centered) debriefing MOST appropriate?
Answer: When time is severely limited or patient safety errors must be immediately corrected
Directive debriefing is most justified when time is short or a critical safety error requires unambiguous immediate correction.
The 'frame' in the debriefing with good judgment method refers to:
Answer: The mental model or reasoning structure held by the facilitator
A 'frame' is the facilitator's internal hypothesis or assumption about why a learner acted a certain way, which shapes the inquiry question.
Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of video review during debriefing?
Answer: To provide objective behavioral evidence that anchors discussion
Video review offers objective, time-stamped behavioral data that reduces memory distortion and grounds the debrief in what actually occurred.
A healthcare simulation educator is debriefing a team after a sepsis scenario. To address communication failures, she asks, 'What information did you feel was missing and when?' This question is BEST classified as:
Answer: A reflective open-ended question
This question invites learners to reflect and share their own perspective without suggesting a predetermined answer, making it an open-ended reflective question.
The SHARP debriefing model's 'H' component focuses on:
Answer: How it went — gathering initial reactions and emotional responses
In the SHARP model, 'H' stands for 'How did it go?' which captures the initial reactions and emotional responses of participants.
Which factor MOST strongly predicts the effectiveness of a simulation debrief?
Answer: The facilitator's skill in guiding reflection and discussion
Research consistently shows that the facilitator's skill in guiding reflective conversation is the strongest predictor of debriefing effectiveness.
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