Look before you leap: lessons learned when introducing clinical simulation.

Full Abstract

Before investing in a human patient simulator, we designed a preliminary study that examined student responses to a laboratory exercise that used lower-fidelity simulation. Our purpose was to compare beginning-level, baccalaureate nursing students' self-reported assessment in the domains of confidence, ability, stress, and critical thinking before and after they participated in the simulation. Results showed statistically significant improvement in all domains for skills in urinary catheterization, intravenous and nasogastric medication administration, and sterile dressing change.

Author information

Author/s: Jarzemsky, Paula A (PA); McGrath, Jayne (J);

Affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53792, USA. pajarzem(-atsign-)wisc.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article

Journal: Nurse educator (Nurse Educ), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2008 Mar-Apr; vol 33 (issue 2) : pp 90-5

Dates: Created 2008/03/04; Completed 2008/05/16;

PMID: 18317323, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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