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Angelo Dante1, Carmen La Cerra1, Valeria Caponnetto2
1Department of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Rita Levi Montalcini Building, Via G. Petrini, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
|January 21, 2022
Summary
Multiple exposures to high-fidelity simulation training significantly enhanced graduate nursing students' performance and confidence in critical care. This teaching method improved learning outcomes and student satisfaction in intensive care courses.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Critical Care Medicine
- Simulation-Based Learning
Background:
- The optimal use of high-fidelity simulation in graduate critical care nursing education remains underexplored.
- Advanced nursing skills are crucial for managing critically ill patients.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate a modified teaching model using multiple high-fidelity simulation exposures.
- To assess the impact on learning outcomes and student perceptions in critical care nursing.
Main Methods:
- A multimethod study involving graduate critical care nursing students.
- Applied a teaching model with repeated high-fidelity simulation exposures.
- Evaluated performance, self-efficacy, self-confidence, satisfaction, and lived experiences.
Main Results:
- Significant improvements in performance, self-efficacy, and self-confidence in managing critically ill patients.
- High levels of student satisfaction and positive lived experiences.
- Simulation effectively enhanced learning outcomes for virtual patient care.
Conclusions:
- Multiple high-fidelity simulations are a valuable teaching strategy for graduate critical care nursing.
- This method effectively improves learning outcomes for nurses in intensive care settings.
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