Simulation in Nursing Education

Michelle AllenEDU 8150Learning in the Digital Age

Learner Outcomes

Upon completion of the presentation, the

learner will be able to relate how simulation

used in nursing education promotes safe

care within societyUpon completion of the

presentation, the learner will be able to explain how simulation is used in nursing education

Upon completion of the presentation, the learner

will be able to define terminology used in

simulation

Simulation Terminology•Simulation: an event or situation made to

resemble clinical practice as closely as possible (Jeffries, p. 8, 2007)

•Simulator: a machine that is used to show what something looks or feels like and is usually used to study something or to train people (Merriam-Webster, 2015)

•High-Fidelity Simulator: mannequins that can mimic “real life” situations are categorized as high-fidelity simulators (Alinier et al., 2006)

Introduction to Simulation in Nursing Education

Video taken at Loyola University Chicago’s Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Health Science Division Campus in Maywood, IL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRsY4sAA0do&feature=youtu.be

How Simulation is Used in

Nursing Education

Med-Surg Pediatrics Community Health

Mental Health OB Critical

Care

Simulation is also utilized in interdisciplinary education. Nursing students work with various healthcare disciplines, which solidifies their understanding about the other roles in healthcare as well as learn how to communicate with them. One of the major outcomes in interdisciplinary education is safer patient outcomes.

The Good, Bad, Beautiful, and Ugly About Simulation

Advantages Disadvantages

Uses experiential learning (Gillian et al., 2014)

Strengthen student skills: collaboration, critical thinking, and clinical reasoning (Alinier, Hunt, Gordon, & Harwood, 2006)

Provide a safe environment to learn (Stroup, 2014)

Easy to evaluate and assess student skills (Gantt, 2013)

Controlled enviornment

Expensive to initially purchase and maintain

Need to have adequate facilities to store and provide student experience

Requires a simulation specialist or technician to run simulator

Dedicated simulation educators should be utilized

Impact of Using Simulation in Nursing Education on Society…

Better prepared new

graduate nurses

Culture of safety, self-awareness,

and reflection

Improved patient

outcomes

Enhanced communication across the

various healthcare disciplines

Resources

•http://nursemichelleallen.com/•http://

allen-nursingsimulation.blogspot.com/•International Nursing Association for

Clinical Learning & Simulation•The Society for Simulation in Healthcare•National League for Nursing

End of Presentation Learner Outcomes Assessment

•Survey Monkey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QMFKZYB

References• Alinier, G., Hunt, B., Gordon, R., & Harwood, C. (2006). Effectiveness of

intermediate-fidelity simulation training technology in undergraduate nursing education. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 54(3), 359-369. http://dx.doi.org/http://dx.doi.org.library.aurora.edu/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03810.x

• Gantt, L. (2013, January). The effect of preparation on anxiety and performance in summative simulations. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 9(1), e25-e33. http://dx.doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2011.07.004

• Gillan, P. C., Jeong, S., & Van der Riet, P. J. (2014, May). End of life simulation: A review of the literature. Nurse Education Today, 34(5), 766-774.

• Jeffries, P. R. (2007). Simulation in nursing education: From conceptualization to evaluation. New York: National League for Nursing.

• Merriam-Webster. (2015). Simulator. Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simulator

• Stroup, C. (2014, March). Simulation usage in nursing fundamentals: Integrative literature review. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 10(3), e155-e164. http://dx.doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2013.10.004