contents.htm

Research

TeamSTEPPS® Instructor Guide: Specialty Scenarios

These specialty scenarios can be used to customize the TeamSTEPPS scenarios, vignettes, and practical exercises. The specialty scenarios are indexed by both department and TeamSTEPPS team skill:

Departments

Ambulatory Care (PDF File, 162 KB; Plugin Software Help)
Ancillary Services (PDF File, 179 KB; Plugin Software Help)
Med-Surg (PDF File, 167 KB; Plugin Software Help)
Dental (PDF File, 160 KB; Plugin Software Help)
Neonatal ICU (PDF File, 154 KB; Plugin Software Help)
ICU (PDF File, 160 KB; Plugin Software Help)
ED (PDF File, 161 KB; Plugin Software Help)
OR (PDF File, 179 KB; Plugin Software Help)
L&D (PDF File, 126 KB; Plugin Software Help)
Combat Care (PDF File, 88 KB; Plugin Software Help)

Return to Contents

TeamSTEPPS Team Skills:

The matrix directly below indicates which scenarios are appropriate for use by: a) department, and b) specific tools for each TeamSTEPPS Team Skill. Use this matrix as a roadmap to identify which scenarios are most relevant to your training audience.

Return to Contents

Specialty Scenario Matrix


TeamSTEPPS SkillDepartment (and Corresponding Scenario Numbers)
Amb. Care
(1-8)		Ancillary Services
(9-25)		Med-Surg (26-35)Dental (36-43)Neo-
natal ICU
(44-47)		ICU
(48-52)		ED
(53-66)		OR (67-84)L&D
(85-116)		Combat Care
(117-131)
Team Structure1, 216-20,
23, 25		       118-120,
123-125
Leadership
Delegation213, 14,
16, 25		30 45 55,59,
61,62		70, 7593, 98,
100, 101, 110		118-121,
123-125
Brief2. 72330, 3241 48, 49, 52    
Huddle3 31  48  92, 97,
110-112		127
Debrief717, 18,
23		    56  118, 120
Situation Monitoring
Situation Awareness89-12,
14,
16, 24		25, 2641, 434749, 51,
52		53, 54,
55, 58,
59, 60,
62, 66		68, 71,
74-80,
84		85-87,
93,
97-99,
101,
104-106,
108-110,
112, 113,
115, 116		117,
121-125,
128- 130
I'm Safe          
Cross Monitoring4, 5, 711, 12,
16, 25		32, 333745, 4649-5155, 59,
61, 62,
64		74-8087, 93,
97, 98,
99,
104-106,
108, 109,
113, 116		118, 119,
121,
123-126
STEP          
Mutual Support
Task assistance4, 510, 11,
22, 25		27, 33404550, 5253, 55,
59, 61,
63		70, 71,
73, 75,
76, 79		93, 98,
100, 101,
110		117-119,
121, 124,
126
Two-Challenge Rule920, 242944475258, 65,
66		70, 8485, 86,
90, 91,
108, 115, 116		128, 129
Feedback3, 812,
17-19,
23		26, 3138  56  120, 127
Advocacy and Assertion3, 89, 10,
20, 24		26, 27,
31		39,
41-44		45, 4749, 51,
52		53, 58,
65, 66		69, 74,
76-78,
79, 84		85, 86,
87, 91,
93, 97,
98, 99,
101,
103-108,
109, 111,
113, 114, 116		117-119,
123,
127-129,
131
Conflict Resolution119, 2129, 35384751, 525774, 8485, 86,
90, 95,
96, 99,
110, 116		129
CUS          
DESC Script        95 
Collaboration1,
3-5		10-12,
14,
16-20,
22-25		27, 31,
33, 35		37, 4045, 4648-5253-56,
58, 59,
61-65		70, 71,
73-80,
84		85, 86,
93, 97,
98, 100, 101,
103-106,
108-110,
112-115		117-121,
123-128
Communication
SBAR3, 31       102118, 127
Handoff6, 711, 13,
14		28 -30,
32, 34		394548, 49, 5254, 5967-69,
54		87, 89,
92, 93,
97, 98,
100, 101,
110, 113		121, 123
Call-Out4, 516333645, 4750, 5262 97, 98,
101		125, 126
Check-Back2, 310, 22,
24		28, 30, 3137, 41 5253, 58, 6367-69,
63		87, 88,
90, 91,
92, 94,
97, 98,
101, 103		117, 127,
128

Return to Contents

Current as of December 2012
Internet Citation: contents.htm. December 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/scenarios/contents.html