Using Standardized Patients in an Undergraduate Mental Health Simulation

Alexander, Louise; Dearsley, Amy

doi:10.2753/imh0020-7411420209

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“…The authenticity of simulations needs to be considered, and high‐level evidence supports that high and medium fidelity simulations including those using standardized patients have the greatest effects (0.86; 1.03 and 0.86, respectively; Kim et al 2016). The opportunity in using a standardized patient approach is the human component, where learning occurs through observation and tuition (Alexander & Dearsley 2013).…”

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“…In highly realistic simulations, such as where actors are used to interact with nursing students, learning can be extended. Using actors in simulation is often termed the ‘simulated standardized patient’, an approach that has been used extensively in medical education (Alexander & Dearsley 2013; Cleland et al 2009) and recently in other healthcare professional education such as dietetics, dentistry, pharmacy, and nursing. Simulated patients can offer several educational benefits that aid student learning, in particular, providing a safe student‐centred learning environment (Arthur et al 2013).…”

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Undergraduate student nurses’ experience of mental health simulation pre‐clinical placement: A pre/post‐test survey

Olasoji

Huynh

Edward

et al. 2020

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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Undertaking a mental health clinical placement can be anxiety-provoking for nursing students at times. There is a need to adequately prepare undergraduate nursing students for clinical placement in a mental health setting in relation to their skills and confidence. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a mental health simulation workshop on the skills and confidence of nursing students in providing care to consumers living with a mental illness. The study also evaluated the design of the mental health simulation workshop from an educational perspective. A pre/post-test survey was administered to a cohort of N = 89 Australian preregistration nursing students. Exploratory factor analysis identified three factors: Mental health therapeutic engagement, mental health assessment skills, and mental health placement preparedness. Analyses of pre-post differences indicated that all three factors were significantly different between the initial and follow-up responses, with follow-up responses being more favourable. The findings of this study demonstrate that there is value in including mental health simulated patient exercise as part of the learning strategies in the curriculum of pre-registration nurses. This has implications for the quality of care in the clinical environment and level of preparedness of these students' nurses for mental health clinical placement where they will be providing care to consumers living with a mental illness under direct supervision.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Undergraduate student nurses’ experience of mental health simulation pre‐clinical placement: A pre/post‐test survey

Olasoji

Huynh

Edward

et al. 2020

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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“…Lastly, 34 (57%) of the studies gathered information from the learners on their reaction to the use of SPs during communication training . Overall, learners reported satisfaction with training, with one study reporting that although the learners were not looking forward to it, they reported finding the process helpful .…”

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Understanding the impact of simulated patients on health care learners’ communication skills: a systematic review

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“…In certain situations where psychiatric clinical placements are scarce, simulations may help facilitate the students' completion of required clinical hours (Doolen et al, 2014). In regards of preparation for clinical practice and acceptance of nursing simulations as an innovative teaching modality, Alexander and Dearsley (2013) reported that 62.5% of the students who participated in a nursing simulation with SPs stated it was beneficial for their clinical practice. Doolen et al (2014) stated that 95.75% of the students who participated in simulation with SPs reported that it prepared them for the mental health clinical environment, and 100% of the respondents stated the scenarios were useful.…”

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Enhancing Nursing Students' Competency Skills With a Workplace Violence Nursing Simulation: Translating Knowledge Into Practice

Martinez

2019

SAGE Open Nursing

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The phenomenon of workplace violence (WPV) is prevalent in clinical settings affecting nurses and nursing students. Mental health nursing simulations may be used to impart knowledge and skills to nursing students to manage and prevent incidents of WPV. This article presents attained competency skills by nursing students after attending a simulation, and how they implemented their knowledge learned in their clinical rotations. Students attended a Mental Health Nursing Simulation on WPV and completed surveys. The simulation enhanced the students' communication skills, empathy, ability to manage verbally aggressive patients, ability to set personal boundaries, and ability to seek support from others. Participants reported physical and verbal forms of WPV and application of learned evidence-based skills in their clinical rotations. Evidence-based skills to manage and prevent WPV taught to nursing students via mental health nursing simulations can enhance their clinical competency, and they should be embedded in a nursing curriculum.

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Using Standardized Patients in an Undergraduate Mental Health Simulation

Cited by 36 publications

References 29 publications

Undergraduate student nurses’ experience of mental health simulation pre‐clinical placement: A pre/post‐test survey

Undergraduate student nurses’ experience of mental health simulation pre‐clinical placement: A pre/post‐test survey

Understanding the impact of simulated patients on health care learners’ communication skills: a systematic review

Enhancing Nursing Students' Competency Skills With a Workplace Violence Nursing Simulation: Translating Knowledge Into Practice

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