Data Collection and Instrument
sepsis
SEPSIS
We administered the knowledge tests and self-efficacy scale before (baseline) and immediately after (posttest) interventions for both groups. The 8-item communication knowledge and 18-item sepsis knowledge tests were developed and content validated by a multidisciplinary team comprising a medical doctor, an advanced practice nurse, and nursing academics. This study reported a high Cronbach α of .81. The Patient Clinical Information Exchange and Interprofessional Communication Self-Efficacy Scale, a 6-item questionnaire using a 0-100 Likert scale developed by Hernández-Padilla et al [Participants from both groups were scheduled to undertake simulation-based assessment within 2 weeks of postintervention to determine their sepsis care and interprofessional communication performance. Participants were given a case history to read and an orientation of the simulation room with a manikin setup. The simulation-based assessment involved the participants performing the nursing assessment and management of the manikin, which displayed signs and symptoms of deterioration, and communicating with the doctor to provide team care. Each simulation assessment lasted approximately 15 minutes, and the entire process was recorded. The recorded videos were sent for rating by 2 assessors, who were blinded to the groupings. The assessors rated the communication and sepsis care performances independently using a validated team communication scale and the RAPIDS (Rescuing A Patient In Deteriorating Situation) tool. The team communication scale comprising a 9-item checklist was developed by the research team based on observable nurse-doctor communication using the TeamSTEPPS communication strategies. The scale was content validated by an interprofessional team of 5 nursing academics and clinicians. The RAPIDS tool was adopted from a previous study to measure nurses’ simulation performance in assessing and managing a deteriorating patient [