This preconference addresses the state of the science in simulations presentation, using the NLN Jeffries Simulation Theory as a foundation and describing how the theory is incorporated in the immersive simulation experiences ...

In 2014, an Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program in Texas displayed an interest in implementing a teaching method conducive to improve students’ critical thinking ability and increase their confidence level in providing ...

A nursing learning model was developed to assist students, nurses and nurse educators in their understanding of the diverse ways that content and skills can be learned. During the development of the model, it became clear ...

Background: Implementing what is learned in the classroom into clinical practice is an important aspect of nursing. According to Koontz, Mallory, Burns, and Chapman (2010) the clinical environment is one of the most valuable ...

School nursing practice occurs in an autonomous clinical practice setting in which school nurses function as first-responders to life-threatening school emergencies.  However, a gap in school nursing practice preparation ...

This quality improvement project was implemented using four interprofessional simulations (IPS) involving a critical change in a patient’s status. Senior level undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing students contacted medical residents through Facetime phone calls to report a change in patient condition. The simulation debriefing was conducted using Skype to connect students from different healthcare programs and institutions for interprofessional education (IPE). The Inter-Professional Critical Event Report Evaluation Tool was used to detect student improvement using Introduce, Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendations, (ISBAR) which represents a communication technique used in healthcare and created for safe, structured handoff reports. Mean scores were calculated and compared over time. The Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) is an emerging model for training health professionals to collaborate in educational and clinical settings. The IPEC Competencies Self-Assessments Tool Version 3 was used to measure improvement in student’s self-efficacy. Interprofessional (IP) competencies were self-assessed by the nursing students prior to the initial simulation and repeated after each of the four simulations, to determine improvement in scores over time. Descriptive, parametric and non-parametric tests were used to analyze differences in the means of the two domains over time. A repeated measures ANOVA was conducted for both the Interactions Domain and the Values Domain, resulting in statistical significance with (p p ...

Summary: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a high-fidelity simulation experience on traditional pre-licensure nursing students’ knowledge and performance related to the care of the diabetic patient. ...

Medication errors within the United States healthcare system have been identified as a persistent issue contributing to extended hospital stays, increased healthcare costs, poorer patient outcomes including death, and lack ...

A series of simulation scenarios that had the potential for practice errors to occur were developed and implemented with registered nurse residents. High risk procedures and reported medication errors were reviewed and ...

This session focuses on ways to design and deliver targeted and highly relevant interprofessional simulations, all with the goal of improving patient outcomes.