Research Article
Impact of a Simulation-Based Communication Workshop on Resident Preparedness for End-of-Life Communication in the Intensive Care Unit
Table 2
Prior educational experiences.
| | | Structured teaching number (%) | Bedside teaching number (%) |
| | Giving bad news to a family about their loved one’s illness | 27 (81.8) | 22 (66.7) |
| | Conducting a family conference | 18 (54.6) | 20 (60.6) |
| | Discussing various treatment options, including palliative care, with families of critically ill patients | 20 (60.6) | 18 (56.3) |
| | Responding to families who deny the seriousness of their loved ones illness | 15 (45.4) | 14 (42.4) |
| | Discussing discontinuing intensive care treatments | 12 (36.4) | 7 (21.2) |
| | Talking to family members who want treatments that you believe are not indicated | 17 (51.5) | 17 (51.5) |
| | Discussing code status | 29 (87.9) | 27 (84.4) |
| | Discussing religious or spiritual issues with patients and families | 8 (24.2) | 9 (28.1) |
| | Expressing empathy | 29 (87.9) | 26 (81.3) |
| | Discussing a clinical trial for a patient in the ICU | 1 (3.0) | 2 (6.3) |
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ICU, intensive care unit.
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