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Nursing Students' Transfer of Learning During a Disaster Tabletop Exercise.

Cathleen A Evans1, Mary Baumberger-Henry, Rose Schwartz

  • 1Author Affiliations: Assistant Professor (Dr Evans), Professor (Dr Baumberger-Henry), Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Associate Professor (Dr Schwartz), School of Nursing, Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania; Associate Professor (Dr Veenema), School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

Nurse Educator
|September 11, 2018
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Nursing students successfully applied medical-surgical knowledge during a disaster simulation. This tabletop exercise demonstrated effective transfer of learning for critical decision-making skills.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Disaster Preparedness
  • Medical-Surgical Nursing

Background:

  • Effective disaster response hinges on nurses' decision-making capabilities.
  • Tabletop exercises are valuable classroom tools for simulating disaster scenarios and problem-solving.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the transfer of learning from medical-surgical coursework to nursing students' decisions during a disaster tabletop exercise.
  • To assess students' perceptions of applying prior knowledge in a simulated disaster event.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized researcher-designed instruments and a disaster scenario tabletop exercise.
  • Measured the transfer of basic medical-surgical concepts to student decisions during the exercise.
  • Assessed prelicensure nursing students' learning and attitudes.

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Main Results:

  • Students achieved notable scores in infection control (17.61), bleeding management (14.93), pain assessment (11.17), and electrolyte balance (13.73).
  • Disaster knowledge scores averaged 19.46, with attitude scores at 51.41.
  • The results indicate a positive transfer of learning in the simulated disaster context.

Conclusions:

  • Nursing students demonstrated the ability to transfer foundational medical-surgical knowledge during a disaster tabletop exercise.
  • The findings support the efficacy of tabletop exercises in nursing education for disaster preparedness.