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Yanika Kowitlawakul1, Yeow Leng Chow1, Zakir Hussian Abdul Salam1
1Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies/Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Nurse Education Today
|March 31, 2015
Summary
Master of Nursing students found standardized patients useful for developing communication and emergency response skills. However, limitations in presenting critical signs suggest combining this method with high-fidelity simulators for enhanced learning.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Simulation-Based Learning
- Healthcare Professional Training
Background:
- Simulation-based learning is crucial for advanced practice nursing education.
- Standardized patients (SPs) offer a unique approach to clinical skill development.
- Integrating SPs into Master of Nursing curricula requires understanding student experiences.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore Master of Nursing students' experiences with SP simulations.
- To assess student perceptions of SP utility and realism.
- To identify learning needs for advanced practice nurse preparation.
Main Methods:
- Exploratory descriptive qualitative design.
- Focus group interviews with seven Master of Nursing students.
- Content analysis of qualitative data.
Main Results:
- Students perceived SPs as useful and realistic for history taking and communication skills.
- Limitations identified: SPs struggled to convey critical signs/symptoms.
- Students suggested combining SPs with high-fidelity simulators to enhance learning.
Conclusions:
- Standardized patients provide added value to nursing students' learning experiences.
- A blended approach using SPs and high-fidelity simulators may optimize simulation-based learning.
- Further research should investigate the impact of SPs on clinical performance.
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