Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 11, 2025
05:04
Author Spotlight: Evaluating Clinicians' Adoption of Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Cannulation Through Simulation Training
Published on: August 9, 2024
958
Postgraduate nursing students' experiences with simulation-based learning in palliative care education: A qualitative
Karoline Skedsmo1, Hanne Maria Bingen1, Kristin Hofsø2
1Lovisenberg Diaconal University College, Oslo, Norway.
Nurse Education in Practice
|November 10, 2023
Summary
Postgraduate palliative care nursing students experienced anxiety and varied expectations with simulation-based learning. They desired more practice and a safe environment to develop communication skills.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Palliative Care
- Simulation-Based Learning
Background:
- Effective communication is crucial yet challenging in palliative care.
- Simulation-based learning (SBL) offers a practical approach for developing these skills.
- Previous research focused on undergraduates; postgraduate experiences remain under-explored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore postgraduate palliative care nursing students' experiences with SBL.
- To understand their perceptions of SBL for communication skills development.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative exploratory descriptive design.
- Three focus group interviews with 11 postgraduate students.
- Data analyzed using systematic text condensation.
Main Results:
- Students reported uncertain expectations and anxiety transitioning to SBL.
- A contrast emerged between real-life professional roles and observed performance in simulations.
- Students sought a balance between safety, challenge, self-confidence, and mastery.
Conclusions:
- Postgraduate students may experience anxiety with SBL due to unfamiliarity.
- Repetition and increased exposure to SBL are desired for better familiarization.
- Ensuring academic and psychological safety, alongside understanding diverse student needs, is vital for effective SBL in palliative care education.
Related Concept Videos
01:25Continuing Care
1.5K
Continuing care describes the variety of health, personal, and social services provided over a prolonged period. The need for continuing care is increasing because people are living longer. Many people do not have families or others to care for them. Continuing care is mainly for patients who are disabled, functionally dependent, or suffering from a terminal disease. It is available within institutional settings or in homes. Examples include nursing centers or facilities, assisted living,...
1.5K
01:24Nursing Process for Patient and Caregiver Teaching I: Assessment and Diagnosis
1.6K
The nursing process provides a clinical decision-making framework for patients and families to establish and implement a personalized care plan. Since part of the nurse's duties is to teach patients, the steps of the nursing process are the most effective way to approach instruction. The nursing process and the teaching-learning process are inextricably linked.
It is critical to determine the patient's learning needs during the assessment. Determination of learning needs compounds data...
It is critical to determine the patient's learning needs during the assessment. Determination of learning needs compounds data...
1.6K
01:24Nursing Process for Patient and Caregiver Teaching II: Planning and Implementation
1.2K
Planning for learning involves the development of a teaching plan. Teaching plans are similar to nursing care plans—both follow the steps of the nursing process. Planning in the teaching process involves setting goals and outcomes. Here, goals identify what a patient needs to achieve to understand a healthcare topic better, whereas the outcomes are the action to be performed by the patient to achieve the goal within a timeframe. For example, if the goal is to educate the patient about...
1.2K
01:22The Professional Nurse
4.2K
Professional nurses are not limited to bedside care and are taking roles of greater responsibility. A nurse should have a knowledge-based practice, including personal, theoretical, procedural, cultural, and reflexive knowledge. Additionally, nurses must be competent in cognitive, technical, interpersonal, and ethical/legal skills. Some of the best attributes of successful nurses include the following:
Communication skills: These are critical characteristics, especially speaking and listening.
Communication skills: These are critical characteristics, especially speaking and listening.
4.2K
01:15Nursing Implementation
5.0K
Implementation is the execution of the nursing care plan developed during the planning phase.
The five steps to implementing effective nursing care include reassessing the patient, reviewing and revising the existing nursing care plan, organizing the resources and care delivery, anticipating and preventing complications, and implementing nursing interventions.
The five steps to implementing effective nursing care include reassessing the patient, reviewing and revising the existing nursing care plan, organizing the resources and care delivery, anticipating and preventing complications, and implementing nursing interventions.
5.0K
01:27Ethical Issues
981
Nurses are essential in patient care, upholding the ethical principles of their profession and effectively navigating ethical dilemmas. Neglecting ethical issues can lead to inadequate patient care, compromised therapeutic relationships, and moral distress among healthcare workers.
Ethical Concerns in Healthcare:
Ethical Concerns in Healthcare:
981