Effect of Manikin and Virtual Simulation on Clinical Judgment

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Clinical Judgment Development
• Simulation Modalities

Background:

• New graduate nurses may lack clinical judgment competency.
• Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing (ABSN) students have limited time to develop this skill.
• Simulation is used to teach clinical judgment, but its impact on ABSN students is unclear.

Approach:

• An integrative literature review was performed.
• Searched five databases for primary research.
• Focused on manikin or virtual simulation's effect on BSN students' clinical judgment.

Key Points:

• Fourteen studies were included in the review.
• Findings were analyzed using Tanner's Clinical Judgment Model.
• Results on simulation effectiveness were mixed.

Conclusions:

• There is a lack of evidence directly comparing manikin and virtual reality simulation for ABSN students.
• Further research is needed to compare these modalities.
• Comparative studies should focus on ABSN students to understand simulation's impact on their clinical judgment.