Debriefing Patient Assessment Scenarios Patient assessment
scenarios are great opportunities for students to see injuries
and illness within the context of the assessment. They also
allow students to practice applying treatments. The final phase
of any patient assessment scenario is debriefing. During this
phase, the instructor's role is to review what happened and
begin the process of transferring the lessons learned from the
performance phase to future training activities or real
incidents. If you are instructor or facilitator, follow these
general guidelines for debriefing: 1) Don't attempt to debrief
every component of the scenario. Focus discussion on the
components most important to the objectives of the scenario. 2)
Ask questions to stimulate discussion about the scenario
objectives while avoiding statements that judge performance. 3)
Make sure to ask what went well. It is often more difficult for
instructors and students to talk about successes. 4) Ask
specific questions to specific people. All studen