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The simulated clinical environment as a platform for refining critical thinking in nursing students: a pilot program
1Pasco Hernando Community College, New Port Richey, Florida, USA. waned@phcc.edu
Nursing Education Perspectives
|August 7, 2013
Summary
Clinical simulations enhance nursing students' critical thinking and clinical judgment. Small-group activities in simulation scenario development improved their ability to manage complex patient care.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Clinical Simulation
- Critical Thinking Development
Background:
- Study conducted within an associate degree nursing program.
- Focus on a specific clinical group of nursing students.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore clinical simulations as a tool for fostering critical thinking.
- To assess the impact of simulation on nursing students' analytical skills.
Main Methods:
- Faculty partnership approach for information delivery.
- Small-group collaboration for simulation scenario creation.
- Development, implementation, and critique of scenarios.
Main Results:
- Students recognized the complexity of patient care.
- Enhanced ability to research differential diagnoses.
- Improved management of changing client conditions.
Conclusions:
- Small-group simulation development effectively promotes critical thinking.
- Clinical simulation is a valuable method for enhancing clinical judgment in nursing students.
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