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Transitional Care Experience in Home Health: Exposing Students to Care Transitions Through Scenarios and Simulation
Diane M Ellis1, Colleen Meakim, Patricia Prieto
1About the Authors Diane M. Ellis, MSN, RN, CCRN, is a clinical assistant professor, Villanova University College of Nursing, Scholar, Edmund J. Safra Visiting Nurse Faculty Program at the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Villanova, Pennsylvania. Colleen Meakim, MSN, RN, CSHE, is director, Simulation and Learning Resource Center, Villanova University College of Nursing. Patricia Prieto, MBA, BSN, RN, CHSE, is a clinical skills specialist, Villanova University College of Nursing. Melissa O'Connor, PhD, MBA, RN, COS-C, is an assistant professor, Villanova University College of Nursing; associate faculty in the Center for Transitions in Health at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. For more information, contact Professor Ellis at Diane.Ellis@villanova.edu.
Chronically ill older adults face risks during care transitions. Nursing education must integrate transitional care competencies to improve patient safety and reduce adverse events.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Nursing Education
- Healthcare Systems
Background:
- Older adults with chronic illnesses are vulnerable during care transitions.
- Increased demand for transitional care is expected due to population aging.
- Current nursing curricula lack essential care transition competencies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To address the gap in nursing education regarding care transitions.
- To develop and implement educational tools for transitional care.
- To demonstrate the complexities of patient transitions from acute care to home.
Main Methods:
- Development of patient care scenarios.
- Utilization of simulations with standardized patients.
- Focus on needs, risks, and complications of care transitions.
Main Results:
- Educational materials were created to illustrate transitional care challenges.
- Simulations provided a platform to demonstrate patient transition issues.
- The study highlights the necessity of specialized training for nurses.
Conclusions:
- Nursing education needs to incorporate care transition competencies.
- Simulations and scenarios effectively demonstrate transitional care needs.
- Improved education can mitigate risks for chronically ill older adults during transitions.
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