Enhancing graduate nurses' health assessment knowledge and skills using low-fidelity adult human simulation.

Simul Healthc

Department of Nursing Education and Research, Southern Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia. Irwyn.

Published: January 2009

Purpose: Although simulation technology in nursing education is becoming increasingly commonplace, a review of the literature reveals a paucity of rigorous, high-level research comparing the effectiveness of simulation with other traditional education methods in the acquisition of clinical knowledge and skills. This research aimed to investigate the impact of three learning interventions on graduate nurse health assessment knowledge and skills. It was hypothesized that the patient assessment skills of graduate nurses who completed a simulation learning activity would be superior to those who completed traditional education activities.

Methods: Graduate nurses (n = 74) were randomly allocated to three groups (1: self-directed learning package [SDLP] only; 2: SDLP plus two scenario-based PowerPoint workshops; and 3: SDLP plus two simulation education sessions using a manikin with low-fidelity capabilities. Following the education activities, graduates completed an individual test involving a systematic patient assessment upon a manikin. They were scored using a checklist of relevant responses.

Results: Analysis of variance results suggest that the mean test score for nurses in the simulation group (mean = 135.52, SD = 26.63) was significantly higher (P < 0.001) than those in the learning package group (mean = 107.42, SD = 29.82) and the PowerPoint group (mean = 102.77, SD = 31.68).

Conclusions: Simulation appears to be an effective educational tool for teaching patient assessment knowledge and skills to graduate nurses. Incorporation of such technology into graduate nurse education may decrease the time required to become clinically proficient, resulting in more confident and work-ready practitioners.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SIH.0b013e318030c8ddDOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

knowledge skills
16
assessment knowledge
12
patient assessment
12
graduate nurses
12
health assessment
8
traditional education
8
graduate nurse
8
skills graduate
8
learning package
8
simulation
7

Similar Publications

This study sought to evaluate the outcomes of a community-based rehabilitation program for voluntary and court-mandated drug users in the Philippines. Participants went through a bio-psycho-social-spiritual group-based program that aimed to develop their recovery skills and life skills. The program also included family modules to enhance their knowledge of drug use, its effects, and the role of family in recovery.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Purpose: This study aims to examine the association between transformational leadership, employee well-being and job satisfaction, focusing on the mediating role of employee well-being in the association between transformational leadership and job satisfaction.

Design/methodology/approach: Data for this purpose were gathered by the authors through a questionnaire survey, with 180 employees at health center IV hospitals in Uganda serving as the sample. To test the theoretical model, a PROCESS Model Type 4 mediation analysis was performed.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Elder mistreatment occurs in as many as one-half of the 11 million family care partnerships with persons living with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias (AD/ADRD) in the United States. is an 8-week psychoeducational intervention to prevent psychological mistreatment among family caregivers to persons living with dementia by building healthy caregiving relationships. The investigators conducted a single-arm pre- and posttest study to assess 's feasibility.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Points regarding neuroscience-based nomenclature: evaluating its impact on psychiatric residency training.

Int Clin Psychopharmacol

March 2025

Department of Neuroscience, University Psychiatric Center, Catholic University of Leuven, Psychiatry Research Group, Leuven, Belgium.

This study evaluates the impact of neuroscience-based nomenclature (NbN) training on psychiatric residents in Flanders, Belgium. Addressing Zemach et al.'s findings on NbN's potential, we investigated its application in clinical practice.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Health care providers often struggle to treat patients with chronic pain. One potential solution is to facilitate access to programs and tools that develop patients' skills and confidence in managing their own care.

Aims: This study aimed to describe the uptake of the Chronic Pain Self-Management Program (CPSMP) in Eastern Ontario and evaluate the effectiveness of the program in the acquisition of knowledge, confidence, and skills required to manage chronic pain, as measured by the Patient Activation Measure (PAM).

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!