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Human Patient Versus HIgh-Fidelity Simulation: Which Is Better to Help Undergraduate Nursing Students Learn Pediatric Assessment Skills
(2016-08-11)
Background: According to undergraduate nursing students, clinical experiences produce a high degree of stress and anxiety, especially when those experiences involve children. Simulation has been shown to teach assessment ...
Blueprint for Interprofessional Simulation: a Day in the Life of Healthcare Professionals Working in an Emergency Room
(2016-08-11)
Has your team always wanted to put together an interprofessional emergency room simulation? This presentation will illustrate the nuts and bolts of designing an evidence- and research-based simulation activity for global ...
Is Your Organization Ready for Simulation? The Simulation Culture Organizational Readiness Survey (SCORS)
(2016-08-11)
Despite increased acceptance of simulation as a teaching strategy, widespread reports of organizations that have acquired simulator equipment only to have it remain in unopened boxes, stored in closets, or sit unused ...
Contemporary Pedagogy: The Layered Learning Approach for Supporting Innovative Technology
(2016-08-11)
Nursing and other health science educators are becoming increasingly interested in the use of educational games, particularly those leveraging multimedia technology such as mobile media platforms. Students enjoy games and ...
Development and Evaluation of an Ebola High Fidelity Simulation Scenario for Baccalaureate Nursing Students: A Pilot Study
(2016-08-11)
Recent events in the United States have sparked attention to improve processes for identifying and treating individuals with known or suspected cases of Ebola. Since it is unlikely nursing students will encounter Ebola ...
Evaluating Facilitator Competency: What Have We Learned?
(2016-08-11)
There are no tools available to objectively evaluate simulation facilitators. In light of the findings of the NCSBN simulation study (Hayden, et al., 2014), many nursing programs will increase the use of simulation as a ...
Pathway to Preparedness - How Simulation Was Used to Prepare Volunteer Nurses to Work as a Cohesive Team
(2016-08-11)
In September 2014 all Hospitals in the USA were in a state pf panic. Ebola had arrived in Texas and the race was on to ensure staff safety and preparedness should a patient present in their hospital. This event triggered ...
Methodological Considerations in Simulation Research: Constructing Rigorous Investigations to Advance Practice
(2016-08-11)
Findings of the recent NCSBN study support the further development and evaluation of simulation as an effective teaching-learning strategy in healthcare education. There is agreement about the need for simulation-based ...
Using an On-Line Course Management System to Achieve Transparency in Clinical Simulation Lab Management: Rustling up Low Cost Solutions
(2016-08-11)
The use of simulation in undergraduate nursing curriculum offers a viable, innovative and meaningful solution to inherent limitations within the traditional clinical setting (Jeffries, 2015). The literature supports this ...
Collaborating to Strengthening the Cultural Competence of Accelerated Second Degree Students in Prenatal Care with a Virtual Community
(2016-08-11)
The population of the United States is changing with increases in minority populations. If patients from diverse racial, ethnic or sociocultural backgrounds are not provided culturally competent care, it could negatively ...