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Super Divya, an Interactive Digital Storytelling Instructional Comic Series to Sustain Facilitation Skills of Labor and Delivery Nurse Mentors in Bihar, India—A Pilot Study

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  • Anika Kalra

    (Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California San Francisco, 550 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Nidhi Subramaniam

    (PRONTO India Foundation, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Ojungsangla Longkumer

    (PRONTO India Foundation, Patna 800025, Bihar, India)

  • Manju Siju

    (PRONTO India Foundation, Patna 800025, Bihar, India)

  • Liya Susan Jose

    (PRONTO India Foundation, Patna 800025, Bihar, India)

  • Rohit Srivastava

    (PRONTO India Foundation, Patna 800025, Bihar, India)

  • Sunny Lin

    (Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California San Francisco, 550 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA)

  • Seema Handu

    (PRONTO India Foundation, Patna 800025, Bihar, India)

  • Sudha Murugesan

    (CARE India, Patna 800025, Bihar, India)

  • Mikelle Lloyd

    (Department of OB/GYN, The University of Utah, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA)

  • Solange Madriz

    (Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California San Francisco, 550 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA)

  • Alisa Jenny

    (Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California San Francisco, 550 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA)

  • Kevin Thorn

    (NuggetHead Studioz, LLC, 1862 Gracie Road, Hernando, MS 38632, USA)

  • Kimberly Calkins

    (PRONTO International, 5419 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103, USA)

  • Heidi Breeze-Harris

    (PRONTO International, 5419 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103, USA)

  • Susanna R. Cohen

    (Department of OB/GYN, The University of Utah, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA)

  • Rakesh Ghosh

    (Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California San Francisco, 550 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA)

  • Dilys Walker

    (Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California San Francisco, 550 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA)

Abstract

To improve the quality of intrapartum care in public health facilities of Bihar, India, a statewide quality improvement program was implemented. Nurses participated in simulation sessions to improve their clinical, teamwork, and communication skills. Nurse mentors, tasked with facilitating these sessions, received training in best practices. To support the mentors in the on-going facilitation of these trainings, we developed a digital, interactive, comic series starring “Super Divya”, a simulation facilitation superhero. The objective of these modules was to reinforce key concepts of simulation facilitation in a less formal and more engaging way than traditional didactic lessons. This virtual platform offers the flexibility to watch modules frequently and at preferred times. This pilot study involved 205 simulation educators who were sent one module at a time. Shortly before sending the first module, nurses completed a baseline knowledge survey, followed by brief surveys after each module to assess change in knowledge. Significant improvements in knowledge were observed across individual scores from baseline to post-survey. A majority found Super Divya modules to be acceptable and feasible to use as a learning tool. However, a few abstract concepts in the modules were not well-understood, suggesting that more needs to be done to communicate their core meaning of these concepts.

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  • Anika Kalra & Nidhi Subramaniam & Ojungsangla Longkumer & Manju Siju & Liya Susan Jose & Rohit Srivastava & Sunny Lin & Seema Handu & Sudha Murugesan & Mikelle Lloyd & Solange Madriz & Alisa Jenny & K, 2022. "Super Divya, an Interactive Digital Storytelling Instructional Comic Series to Sustain Facilitation Skills of Labor and Delivery Nurse Mentors in Bihar, India—A Pilot Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-14, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:5:p:2675-:d:758400
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