scholarly journals Simulated High-Fidelity Practice in the Learning Process of Nursing Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 01-02
Author(s):  
Helena Presado

Nursing education has a long tradition in the use of simulation as a pedagogical method for the professional competences' learning. However, technological advances and the increasing health care complexity requires new challenges in the training process.

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 3690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dilek Sarı ◽  
Hatice Erdem

Nursing is an applied profession which requires the combination of theoretical content and practical skills in a meaningful way. Nursing education must help students internalize information, skills, attitudes, professional values and ethical standards concerning the discipline and make them a part of their behavior. Nursing education necessitates an education system which covers all cognitive, affective and psychomotor areas of learning at a level of adequacy that could get students to assume the specified roles. As well as technical skills, such skills as providing a holistic and empathic health care and communication and team cooperation must be included by this system. The main objective of nursing education is to train nurses who can combine theory and practice, think critically in the learning process and have acquired effective problem solving skills. In the educational settings of our day, different teaching technologies are employed at each stage of instruction. Many instructional methods and strategies are tried out for the improvement of information and skills in nursing education. A great majority of educational methods and strategies consists of computer aided education, simulation and distance education approaches. One of the methods employed in order for students to improve their competence in health care management and to gain perfection. It is not always possible for students to gain appropriate clinical experience because they spend less time in the clinic due to such reasons as the limited areas of clinical practice in the complex structure of health care system, shorter stays of patients in hospitals and problems concerning the education system. However, despite all these negative factors, nurses are expected to possess the ability to perform nursing skills perfectly when encountered challenging situations. Considering such restrictions, simulation based learning plays a pivotal role for nursing students studying in the constantly changing health care system to get properly prepared.Simulation practices are considered as a significant step towards offering safe care to patients in health care services by providing a learning environment in which environmental risks are minimized. In recent years, patient stimulators that have high fidelity have attracted gradually increasing interest as en educational tool in nursing education. This review was planned with the aim of examining the results of studies carried out on the use of high fidelity simulation in nursing education. Study population consisted of 53 published studies which were reached as a result of the review of the data bases, “Pubmed” and “Science Direct” using the keywords “simulation”, “nursing”, “education”, “students” and “high fidelity” in April-May 2017. In the review, articles which were published in English and had their full texts were chosen for examinations. 23 studies meeting the criteria of the present research comprised the study sample. More than half the studies (15) included in the review cover the comparison of high fidelity simulation with another learning method. High fidelity simulation is also seen to be compared with standardized patients, traditional learning methods and moderate and low fidelity simulation. In the examination of the results of these studies most methods showed no superiority to others, but it was found that knowledge, skills and performance scores increased in the education offered using high fidelity simulation. In conclusion, in the education carried out with high fidelity simulation, increases can be observed in students’ clinical thinking and decision making, confidence, motivation and motor skills. Therefore, the use of simulation in the education of nursing students is accepted as the golden standard.Extended English abstract is in the end of PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetHemşirelik, kuramsal içeriğin, pratik beceri ile anlamlı bir biçimde birleşmesini gerektiren uygulamalı bir meslektir. Hemşirelik eğitimi; öğrencilere belirtilen rolleri kazandıracak yeterlilikte bilişsel, duyusal ve psikomotor öğrenme alanlarını kapsayan bir eğitim sistemini gerektirmektedir. Bu sistemde teknik becerilerin yanı sıra; bütüncül ve empatik bakım verme, iletişim ve ekip işbirliği gibi beceriler de yer almalıdır. Hemşirelik eğitiminde temel amaç; teori ile uygulamayı birleştirebilen, öğrenme sürecinde eleştirel düşünebilen ve etkin problem çözme becerisi kazanmış hemşireler yetiştirmektir. Günümüzde eğitim ortamlarında, öğretim sürecinin her aşamasında farklı öğretim teknolojileri kullanılmaktadır. Eğitim yöntem ve stratejilerinin önemli bir grubunu, bilgisayar destekli eğitim, simülasyon ve uzaktan eğitim yaklaşımları oluşturmaktadır. Öğrencilerin hasta bakım yönetiminde yeterliliğini geliştirmesi ve yetkinlik kazanması için benimsenen yöntemlerinden birisi de simülasyondur. Sağlık bakım sisteminin karmaşık yapısı içinde klinik uygulama alanlarının sınırlı olması, hastaların hastanede kalış sürelerinin kısalması ve eğitim sistemi kaynaklı nedenlerle klinikte daha az zaman geçirmeleri sonucunda öğrencilerin uygun klinik deneyim kazanabilmeleri her zaman mümkün olamamaktadır. Ancak tüm bu olumsuz faktörlere rağmen hemşirelerden zor durumlar karşısında hemşirelik becerilerini eksiksiz sergileyebilecek yeteneğe sahip olmaları beklenmektedir. Söz konusu sınırlamalar göz önüne alındığında, simülasyon temelli öğrenme, sürekli değişen sağlık bakım sistemi içinde eğitim gören hemşirelik öğrencilerinin yeterli hazırlanmasında anahtar rol oynamaktadır.Son yıllarda gerçekliğe yakınlığı yüksek hasta simülatörleri hemşirelik eğitiminde bir eğitim aracı olarak giderek artan bir ilgiyle kullanılmaktadır. Bu derleme hemşirelik eğitiminde yüksek gerçeklikli simülasyon kullanımına yönelik yapılan çalışmaların sonuçlarını incelemek amacıyla planlanmıştır. Çalışmanın evrenini Nisan-Mayıs 2017 tarihlerinde “simülation”, “nursing”, “education”, “students”, “high fidelity” anahtar kelimeleriyle, “Pubmed” ve “Science Direct” veri tabanları taranarak yayınlanmış olan 53 çalışma oluşturmuştur. İncelemede, yayın dili İngilizce olan ve tam metni bulunan makaleler seçilmiştir. Araştırma kriterlerini karşılayan 23 çalışma derlemenin örneklemini oluşturmuştur. Derlemeye dahil edilen araştırmaların yarısından fazlası (15) yüksek gerçeklikli simülasyon ile bir diğer öğrenme yönteminin karşılatırılmasından oluşmaktadır. Yüksek gerçeklikli simülasyonun; standardize hasta, geleneksel öğrenme yöntemleri, orta ve düşük gerçeklikli simülasyon ile karşılaştırıldığı görülmektedir. Bu çalışmaların sonuçları incelendiğinde çoğunun birbirine karşı bir üstünlüğü bulunmamış fakat yüksek gerçeklikli simülasyon ile yapılan eğitimde bilgi, beceri ve performans puanlarında artma olduğu saptanmıştır. Sonuç olarak yüksek gerçeklikli simülasyon ile yapılan eğitimde; öğrencilerin klinik düşünme ve karar verme, özgüven, motivasyon ve motor becerilerinde artma görülmektedir. Bu nedenle, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin eğitiminde simülasyon kullanımı altın standart olarak kabul edilmektedir.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiao-Qian Luo ◽  
Marcia A Petrini

AbstractObjectiveClinical reasoning is an essential feature of health care practice; it is also a crucial ability for providing patient care of high quality. It has been identified that graduate nurses may lack the clinical reasoning skills to deliver safe and effective patient care. It is therefore of paramount importance to enhance nursing students' clinical reasoning ability. High-fidelity simulation (HFS) is proved to be an effective teaching and learning method, which may also have some advantages over other teaching methods.MethodsThe authors retrospectively reviewed the related literature, illustrated the application of high-fidelity simulation teaching method in nursing education, putting the focus on the use of it in teaching with clinical reasoning.ResultsThe application of high-fidelity simulation to nursing education can simulate the clinical situation, thus to create a safe, continuous and efficient learning environment for students, and it can effectively improve students' clinical reasoning ability.Conclusionshigh-fidelity simulation is effective for clinical reasoning teaching in nursing education. The extension of its application in China should be of great value. The relevant further study is suggested focusing on how to overcome its own limitations and have it better applied in nursing education in China.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Leona Konieczny

Nursing education includes the area of pharmacological therapies. Nursing educators may benefit from having students think like a nurse related to medication administration. The increased use of prescription medication and the complexities of medication administration present the need for clinical judgment. Simulation is used as an educational strategy to provide the opportunity for students to practice safe interventions which require the use of judgment to notice changes and interpret and intervene correctly. The comparison of low-fidelity and high-fidelity simulation experience in a study sample (n = 126) is examined for the effect on clinical judgment. The Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric (LCJR) is used to score students after the simulation related to medication administration. Two of the items in the LCJR, noticing deviations (p = .35) and self analysis (p = .32), are positively affected by the level of fidelity of the simulation. A diverse, nontraditional student study sample demonstrated consistency in LCJR scoring. The outcome of increased clinical judgment may improve safety and nursing care in medication administration among nursing students.


2020 ◽  
pp. 104365962097680
Author(s):  
Inmaculada Alemany-Arrebola ◽  
Fernando J. Plaza del Pino ◽  
María A. Sánchez-Ojeda

Introduction The increase in the migrant population in Spain has transformed the cultural profile of public health care users. The purpose of this study is to recognize the subtle and blatant prejudices nursing students have toward migrant patients. Method An ex post facto descriptive study, using a transversal design ( N = 1,393). Results Males showed a higher degree of prejudice ( p < .05). Students in their first year have more subtle prejudices than those in their fourth year ( p < .005). Blatant prejudice increases from the first year to the fourth year of the degree program ( p < .05). Regarding context, there were differences found between subtle and blatant prejudice (both, p < .05), as students in areas with high migratory pressure showed more prejudiced attitudes toward migrant patients. Discussion Students display subtle prejudices, which is why education in culturally congruent health care must be integrated across all levels of nursing education, with the objective of diminishing prejudice against the migrant population.


2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-122
Author(s):  
Soomin Hong ◽  
Sanghee Kim

Purpose: In the Fourth Industrial Revolution, nursing education will change in a different way than before. The purpose of this study was to analyze characteristics of qualitative research on learning experiences for nursing students, and to suggest directions for nursing education geared to the needs of the future.Methods: An integrative review method was used. Based on Whittemore & Knafl’s approach, five steps were applied.Results: Eleven papers met the selection criteria and had above average ratings in quality appraisals. Three characteristics related to the learning experiences of nursing students were derived: (1) overcoming difficulties in the learning process and concentrating on problem-solving, (2) improving self-efficacy through experiencing achievement in the learning process, (3) establishing nursing professionalism, (4) identifying the importance of self-directed and self-reflected learning, and (5) developing teamwork.Conclusion: This review found that various learning experiences were conducted for practical experience and learner-oriented learning. Nursing students overcame difficulties to achieve their learning outcomes, and developed their professionalism. Further study is required to comprehensively explore research including other countries, and the experiences of instructors.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aline Mesquita Lemos ◽  
Helder De Pádua Lima ◽  
Lourdes Suelen Pontes Costa ◽  
Maria Raquel Rodrigues Carvalho ◽  
Emília Cristina Carvalho Rocha Caminha

Objetivo: Compreender a experiência de estudantes de Enfermagem no processo de ensino-aprendizagem em saúde mental. Métodos: Estudo qualitativo, realizado com oito estudantes de enfermagem de uma instituição pública. As narrativas foram coletadas através de grupo focal, gravadas e transcritas na íntegra. A análise pautou-se na técnica de análise categorial temática. Resultados: Emergiram duas categorias analíticas: Formação em saúde mental na Graduação em Enfermagem e Experiências dos estudantes no processo de ensino-aprendizagem. Conclusão: A experiência discente apontou: a necessidade de potencializar a formação em saúde mental com a criação de disciplinas que abordassem esta área de conhecimento; desenvolvimento de estratégias de integração do conteúdo deste campo específico com o de outras disciplinas; uso de metodologias ativas e inovadoras; maiores oportunidades de atuação na Rede de Atenção Psicossocial; e desenvolvimento de práticas de cuidado em enfermagem que favoreçam a superação da estigmatização da pessoa em sofrimento psíquico.Descritores: Enfermagem, Saúde mental, Estudantes de enfermagem, Educação em enfermagem, Enfermagem psiquiátrica.MENTAL HEALTH NURSING TEACHING BASED ON STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONObjective: Analyzing nursing students’ experience in the teaching-learning process in mental health. Methods: Study qualitative conducted with eight nursing students from a public institution. Participants’ narratives were recorded in a focus group and fully transcribed. Data analysis was based on the theme/category-based content analysis technique. Results: Two analytical categories emerged, namely: Mental Health Training in Undergraduate Nursing and Students experiences in teaching-learning process. Conclusion: Students’ experience pointed towards the need of improving mental health training by creating a discipline focused on addressing this knowledge field; developing strategies focused on integrating the content of this specific field with that of other disciplines; using active and innovative methodologies; enabling greater opportunities for students to act in the Psychosocial Care Network; and developing nursing care practices to help individuals in psychological distress to overcome stigmatization.Descriptors: Nursing, Mental health, Students nursing, Education nursing, Psychiatric nursing. LA ENSEÑANZA DE ENFERMERÍA EN SALUD MENTAL EN LA PERCEPCIÓN DE LOS ESTUDIANTESObjetivo: Entender la experiencia de los estudiantes de enfermería en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje en salud mental. Métodos: Un estudio cualitativo, realizado con ocho estudiantes de enfermería de una institución pública. Las narrativas fueron recopiladas a través de grupo focal, grabadas y totalmente transcritas. El análisis se basó en la técnica de análisis por categoría y tema. Resultados: Surgieron dos categorías analíticas: Formación en Salud Mental en enfermería del pregrado y Experiencias de los estudiantes en la participación en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje. Conclusión: La experiencia de los estudiantes señaló la necesidad de potenciar la formación en salud mental con la creación de disciplina que aborde esta área del conocimiento; el desarrollo de estrategias de integración del contenido de este campo específico con el de otras disciplinas; el uso de metodologías activas e innovadoras; mayores oportunidades de acción en la Red de Atención Psicosocial; y el desarrollo de prácticas de cuidado en enfermería que favorezcan la superación de la estigmatización de la persona con sufrimientos psicológicos.Descriptores: Enfermería, Salud mental, Estudiantes de enfermeira, Educación em enfermeira, Enfermería psiquiátrica.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Germane Alves Pinto ◽  
Daniele Gomes da Silva ◽  
Estephani Vitorino Correia da Silva ◽  
João Paulo Xavier Silva ◽  
José Adelmo da Silva Filho ◽  
...  

Objetivo: Analisar as percepções de estudantes de graduação em Enfermagem sobre a utilização do portfólio reflexivo como método de ensino, aprendizagem e avaliação. Método: Pesquisa qualitativa, realizada em uma turma de acadêmicos de Enfermagem, os quais desenvolveram portfólios para a disciplina Tópicos Especiais do Cuidado de Enfermagem. Utilizou-se questionário sobre a percepção dos acadêmicos na construção do portfólio com ênfase em aspectos positivos e negativos do processo. Os dados foram categorizados pela análise de conteúdo temática. Resultados: Os resultados evidenciaram que a utilização do portfólio constitui uma ferramenta para superação do modelo tradicional de ensino, visando a reflexão do estudante no processo ensino-aprendizagem. O sucesso do uso do portfólio como metodologia ativa e método de avaliação depende da participação e interesse dos estudantes e professores. Conclusão: A reflexão no processo ensino-aprendizagem se torna possível com a utilização de metodologias ativas. Como implicações para a prática de Enfermagem, o portfólio se mostrou uma estratégia eficiente para a ampliação do conhecimento teórico, auxiliando no desenvolvimento das habilidades e competências da profissão.Descritores: Educação em Enfermagem; Aprendizagem; Avaliação educacional.PERCEPTIONS OF NURSING STUDENTS ON THE USE OF THE REFLECTIVE PORTFOLIOObjective: To analyze the perceptions of undergraduate nursing students about the use of the reflective portfolio as a teaching, learning and assessment method. Method: Qualitative research, conducted in a class of nursing students, who developed portfolios for the discipline Special Topics of Nursing Care. We used a questionnaire about the students' perception in the portfolio construction with emphasis on positive and negative aspects of the process. Data were categorized by thematic content analysis. Results: The results showed that the use of the portfolio is a tool for overcoming the traditional teaching model, aiming at student reflection in the teaching-learning process. The success of using the portfolio as an active methodology and assessment method depends on the participation and interest of students and teachers. Conclusion: Reflection in the teaching-learning process becomes possible with the use of active methodologies. As implications for nursing practice, the portfolio proved to be an efficient strategy for the expansion of theoretical knowledge, helping in the development of skills and competences of the profession.        Descriptors: Nursing education; Learning; Educational evaluation.PERCEPCIONES DE ESTUDIANTES EN REFERENCIA SOBRE EL USO DE LA CARTERA REFLECTIVAObjetivo: analizar las percepciones de los estudiantes de pregrado de enfermería sobre el uso de la cartera reflexiva como método de enseñanza, aprendizaje y evaluación. Método: Investigación cualitativa, realizada en un grupo de estudiantes de Enfermería, que desarrollaron portafolios para la disciplina Temas Especiales en Atención de Enfermería. Se utilizó un cuestionario sobre la percepción de los académicos en la construcción de la cartera con énfasis en los aspectos positivos y negativos del proceso. Los datos fueron categorizados por análisis de contenido temático. Resultados: Los resultados mostraron que el uso del portafolio es una herramienta para superar el modelo de enseñanza tradicional, con el objetivo de reflejar al alumno en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje. El éxito del uso de la cartera como metodología activa y método de evaluación depende de la participación e interés de estudiantes y maestros. Conclusión: La reflexión en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje se hace posible con el uso de metodologías activas. Como implicaciones para la práctica de enfermería, el portafolio demostró ser una estrategia eficiente para expandir el conocimiento teórico, ayudando a desarrollar las habilidades y competencias de la profesión.Descriptores: Educación en enfermería; Aprendizaje; Evaluación educativa.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 237796082093015
Author(s):  
Kelly V. Johnson ◽  
Allison L. Scott ◽  
Lisa Franks

Background Utilizing standardized patients (SPs) as a strategy to potentially improve beginning level nursing students’ confidence, satisfaction, and communication after simulated clinical cases is an innovative approach in nursing education. Aim The aim of this study was to examine to what extent an SP affected first semester nursing students’ self-confidence, satisfaction, and communication using a simulated clinical case. Methods First semester undergraduate students in a bachelors of nursing program at a large university in the South-Central region of the United States ( N =  100), were randomly assigned to one of the two groups. Each group was assigned the same case using either an SP or high-fidelity manikin. Students completed postsurveys immediately following completion of the simulation. Student’s self-confidence, satisfaction, and communication were measured using the National League for Nursing Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning for Nursing Education Research and an SP/Faculty Communication Checklist. Results An independent sample t test comparing the two student groups on each of the outcome variables was conducted for each of the research questions. Students who completed the simulation with an SP, reported greater satisfaction, and improved communication. Student reflective comments were significantly more positive in the SP group. There was no statistical difference between the two groups in self-confidence. Conclusion Further research is needed to determine whether the use of SPs versus high-fidelity manikins in simulated cases results in increased self-confidence in beginning level nursing students. Student satisfaction and communication are key components for nursing student success. The impact of SPs and the effect on student outcomes could have long-term benefits for undergraduate nursing programs.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-35
Author(s):  
Amie M. Koch

Discussing racism is challenging for nurse educators and nursing students, because White privilege and racial inequities are deeply embedded and normalized in our societal structures. Avoiding the topic of racism in nursing education renders White supremacy invisible and serves to perpetuate racial discrimination and disparities in health care. Nursing education has the potential to train both faculty and students to recognize and dismantle oppressive attitudes, structures, and practices that have led to negative health outcomes for patients. Equipping nurse educators with the tools to understand and address White supremacy as well as to educate themselves and their students about antiracist language, self-care, and patient care is an important step toward promoting health and creating an antiracist society.


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