The Error Room as an andragogical methodology for Patient Safety. An Italian experience.

Simulation courses develop both technical and non-technical skills. The latter are the most important skills for preventing errors resulting from communication or awareness. The error room methodology involves setting up spaces that match the work environments of the professionals being trained, within which training programs are offered that adhere to the most effective andragogical techniques. This training project involved 280 nurses with an average age of 39.7 years. A total of 1,560 hours of simulation training were provided in the error room. This paper demonstrated that the Error Room certainly represents an opportunity for technical and non-technical skills, but above all, it allows multidisciplinary teams to practice innovative organizational models together.