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Lesley A Andrew1, Patricia M Baxter
1About the Authors Lesley Anne Andrew, DNP, RN, is an adjunct professor, County College of Morris School of Nursing, Randolph, New Jersey. Patricia Mary Baxter, DMH, is an adjunct professor, William Paterson University Department of Nursing, Wayne, New Jersey. The authors gratefully acknowledge Kathleen Prokop, MEd, RN, and Buffy Reilly, MSN, RN, course colleagues at County College of Morris, for their support and contribution to the Nursing 2 Challenge. For more information, contact Dr. Andrew at laaccrn@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Decreasing access to clinical sites, inconsistency in student learning experiences, and lack of faculty have compelled nursing schools to incorporate more simulation into their curricula. Professional organizations, regulating bodies, and schools of nursing support its use. The Nursing 2 Challenge simulation activity was designed to give second-semester nursing students an opportunity to improve skill competence and critical thinking utilizing a systematic, preplanned station rotation format in the safe setting of the nursing campus lab. Each station required the students to apply clinical decision-making and nursing skills to complete interventions aligned with course objectives.
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