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Using simulation to help beginning nursing students learn about the experience of poverty: A descriptive study
Melanie T Turk1, Alison M Colbert2
1Duquesne University, 518 Fisher Hall, 600 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15282, United States of America.
Nurse Education Today
|October 7, 2018
Summary
A poverty simulation significantly improved nursing students' empathy and understanding of financial hardship. This early training prepares future nurses to provide more sensitive care to economically disadvantaged patients.
Area of Science:
- Health Professions Education
- Sociology of Health
- Nursing Education
Background:
- Poverty rates are increasing in the United States.
- Nurses require an understanding of poverty's impact on health.
- Early exposure to socioeconomic challenges is crucial for nursing students.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of a poverty simulation on freshman nursing students.
- To assess changes in student attitudes, empathy, and commitment regarding poverty.
- To prepare students for working with financially disadvantaged patients.
Main Methods:
- A descriptive study utilizing a pre-test and post-test design.
- 170 Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students participated.
- A poverty simulation and the Undergraduate Perceptions of Poverty Tracking Survey were used.
Main Results:
- Significant decrease in total scores (p < .001) post-simulation.
- Improvements observed in attitudes toward poverty, empathy, and recognition of barriers.
- Significant decreases in Welfare Attitudes, Poor are Different, Equal Opportunity, and Lack of Resources subscales (p < .001).
Conclusions:
- Poverty simulation enhances empathy in early nursing education.
- Prepares students for sensitive care of economically disadvantaged populations.
- Recommends integrating poverty simulations early in nursing curricula.
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