Rising to the COVID-19 Challenge: Creating a Remote Experiential Simulation

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Healthcare Simulation
• Remote Learning Technologies

Background:

• The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted traditional nurse residency program education.
• Traditional methods for delivering Failure to Rescue (FTR) curriculum were impacted.
• Hospitals needed adaptive educational strategies to maintain program integrity.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe the development and implementation of a remote learning FTR class.
• To integrate remote experiential simulation technology into a nurse residency program.
• To provide a scalable model for remote simulation-based nursing education.

Main Methods:

• Designed a remote experiential simulation technology for FTR training.
• Developed curriculum content for the remote FTR class.
• Implemented the remote FTR class within an existing nurse residency program.

Main Results:

• Successfully created and implemented a remote FTR class.
• Utilized internally developed remote experiential simulation technology.
• Adapted nurse residency education to a remote learning environment.

Conclusions:

• Remote simulation technology can effectively deliver FTR education.
• Nurse residency programs can adapt to remote learning challenges.
• This model offers a viable solution for future nursing education continuity.