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Faculty-Led Role-Play Simulation: Going Live to Teach Patient-Centered Care to Nursing Students
Background:
Nursing education of patient-centered care (PCC) principles is recommended to improve the quality and safety of patient care. Role-playing simulations within safe classroom learning environments may increase student competence and confidence in delivering PCC.
Method:
This innovative strategy included course faculty brief role-play scenarios. Students received opportunities to analyze the effectiveness of the PCC portrayed, reenact the scenarios, and consider the value of the simulation in enhancing PCC knowledge and skills.
Results:
Following a scenario, students correctly identified ineffective PCC components, suggested alternative interactions, and demonstrated therapeutic PCC communication techniques during reenactments. During debriefing, students shared strategies for implementing PCC skills in nursing practice. In the clinical setting, faculty observed students applying PCC principles. Student course evaluations indicated role-play was an effective teaching method.
Conclusions:
Use of role-play simulation in prelicensure nursing education creates an engaging approach for reinforcing PCC principles, which may increase implementation of PCC in the clinical setting. [J Nurs Educ. 2019;58(11):665-668.].
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