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Debra Wagner¹, Mary Bear, Jane Sander

¹University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA. debicnm@aol.com

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Senior nursing students gained confidence in postpartum and newborn care through an innovative clinical experience combining simulation and independent patient teaching. This approach enhanced essential nursing skills for women's health.

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Area of Science:

Nursing Education
Women's Health Nursing

Background:

Clinical experiences are vital for nursing students to develop technical, critical thinking, and patient teaching skills.
Traditional clinical rotations may not fully prepare students for independent patient education in specialized areas like women's health.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate an innovative clinical experience designed to enhance senior nursing students' competence and confidence in providing postpartum nursing care and independent discharge teaching.
To assess the effectiveness of integrating simulation-based learning with hands-on clinical practice for women's health nursing students.

Main Methods:

A simulation laboratory was used for students to practice maternal self-care and infant care teaching skills.
Senior nursing students provided independent nursing care and discharge teaching to postpartum mothers in a hospital setting.
Faculty facilitated the simulation and clinical rotation, focusing on prioritizing patient education needs.

Main Results:

Students reported increased confidence in teaching maternal self-care and newborn care.
The innovative clinical experience was met with satisfaction by the participating nursing students.
The study suggests a positive transfer of skills from simulation to clinical practice.

Conclusions:

The developed innovative clinical experience effectively prepared senior nursing students for independent postpartum care and discharge teaching.
Integrating simulation with practical clinical experience can enhance nursing students' confidence and skill acquisition in women's health.
This model offers a potential strategy for improving nursing education and clinical readiness.