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Heather Kindl1, Angela Martin, Kathy Spade
1Heather Kindl, BSN, RN, CPEN, is Education Resource Specialist and Coordinator of the New Graduate Nurse Fellowship, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, North Carolina. Angela Martin, MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE, is Nursing Faculty Member and Simulation Educator, Wake Tech Community College, Raleigh, North Carolina. Kathy Spade, MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE, is Nursing Faculty Member and Simulation Educator, Wake Tech Community College, Raleigh, North Carolina. Felecia Williams, PhD, RN, CCRN, is Clinical Educator/Supervisor in the Heart Center Administration, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, North Carolina. Kim Clarke, MSN, RN, is Staff Nurse, Medical-Surgical Intermediate Care Unit, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Cary, North Carolina.
Abstract:
New graduate nurses (NGNs) are not fully prepared to recognize and react to rapidly declining patient conditions. Academic curricula typically do not target education related to rapid response events. A study was conducted to evaluate if a collaborative simulation between senior nursing students and NGNs would develop and improve the knowledge and skills needed to recognize and react to a patient who is rapidly deteriorating. Outcomes showed that participants made gains in the areas of competence, prioritization, and communication. This model can be used by other nurses in professional development to increase NGN competence, confidence, and safety.
