Using Simulation and Case Studies Combined to Improve Student Knowledge: A Retrospective Study

Background: Evidence suggests competency in clinical judgment may be lacking in new graduate nurses. Graduates from accelerated baccalaureate nursing (ABSN) programs have even less time to develop clinical judgment competency. Various simulation modalities, including high-fidelity manikin and virtual reality, have been used to develop clinical judgment in prelicensure students. However, the outcomes of these simulation modalities on clinical judgment in ABSN students is not well understood. Method: An integrative literature review was conducted using five databases with primary research that examined the effect of manikin or virtual simulation on clinical judgment in BSN students. Results: Fourteen studies were included in this review. The findings were organized using Tanner's Clinical Judgment Model. Conclusion: Findings from this review were mixed, with a lack of evidence comparing the two modalities. Future research should include comparison studies aimed at examining the effects of these modalities with ABSN students. [ J Nurs Educ . 2022;61(12):693–699.]

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The Effects of Low-Fidelity Simulation on Students' Perceived Abilities to Build Therapeutic Relationships

Bee,

Watkins,

Barnes

2023

J Nurs Educ

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Background: The combination of nursing student anxiety toward patients with mental health conditions, along with their unpreparedness for exercising active listening, empathy, and self-awareness in clinical situations, creates a barrier to achieving therapeutic nurse– patient relationships. Method: A quantitative quasiexperimental study with a one-group pretest-posttest design was used to determine whether a low-fidelity communication simulation laboratory would decrease nursing students' perceived anxiety levels toward mental health patients and increase students' perceived empathy, self-awareness, and active listening levels. Results: After completing the communication simulation laboratory, students' anxiety decreased significantly ( p < .001) and active listening increased significantly ( p < .001); empathy and self-awareness levels were relatively unchanged. Conclusion: Using a communication simulation laboratory effectively decreased nursing students' perceived anxiety levels toward patients and improved their perceived active listening skills. The findings of the study support the use of low-fidelity simulations to prepare students for psychiatric nursing clinical practice. [ J Nurs Educ . 2023;62(10):575–579.]

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Using Simulation and Case Studies Combined to Improve Student Knowledge: A Retrospective Study

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