Simulation to Prepare Graduate Nursing Students for Clinical Faculty Role

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Healthcare Simulation
• Faculty Development

Background:

• Shortage of clinical sites and faculty hinders graduate nursing education.
• Need for innovative strategies to prepare future clinical faculty.
• Current didactic methods may not fully equip graduate students for teaching roles.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe and evaluate a simulation experience for graduate nursing students.
• To supplement didactic learning on best clinical teaching practices.
• To assess the impact of simulation on preparedness for clinical faculty roles.

Main Methods:

• Developed simulation scenarios involving a patient, undergraduate student, and faculty.
• Integrated simulation into a graduate nursing course curriculum.
• Collected evaluation data on knowledge, performance, confidence, critical thinking, and satisfaction.

Main Results:

• Evaluations indicated positive outcomes in knowledge acquisition.
• Participants reported increased self-confidence and enhanced critical thinking skills.
• High satisfaction levels were reported by graduate nursing students.

Conclusions:

• Simulation is a valuable tool for preparing graduate nursing students as clinical faculty.
• This approach effectively supplements traditional teaching methods.
• Simulation addresses the need for scalable and accessible faculty development.