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An Innovative Approach Using Clinical Simulation to Teach Quality and Safety Principles to Undergraduate Nursing
Mary Ann Cantrell1, Bette Mariani, Colleen Meakim
1About the Authors Mary Ann Cantrell, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN, is a professor at the College of Nursing, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania. Bette Mariani, PhD, RN, is an assistant professor at the College of Nursing, Villanova University. Colleen Meakim, MSN, RN, is director, Learning Resource Center in the College of Nursing, Villanova University. A version of this article is published in Innovationsin Nursing Education: Building the Future of Nursing, Vol. 3, edited by Dr. Linda Caputi (NLN Press, 2015). For more information, contact Dr. Cantrell at mary.ann.cantrell@villanova.edu.
Abstract:
The aim of this learning experience was to enhance students' knowledge of safety practices. A threefold approach was used, which involved viewing a prerecorded scenario in which safety practices were violated and another scenario that consistently depicted safe practice behaviors. Students then performed an environmental safety check of the physical simulated scene and then participated in a debriefing session. The conceptual basis for this project was the teaching-learning strategy "What's Wrong With This Patient," which requires the learner to evaluate a simulated learning environment to identify safety practices that were not followed and suggest strategies to correct these errors.
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