title: Use of multiple patient simulators to enhance prioritizing and delegating skills for senior nursing students.
abstract: The student clinical experience is rich, yet challenges arise in providing experiences where leadership skills can be developed and used in nursing practice. To increase student confidence and enhance student ability to safely and effectively prioritize, delegate, and implement care for numerous patients, a simulation-based learning (SBL) experience was developed. The SBL experience involves multiple patient simulators, case study analysis, and a debriefing session. Ninety-seven senior nursing students participated in this program. Students reported through Likert surveys to either "agree" or "strongly agree" that the SBL was well organized (87%, n = 84), prompted realistic expectations (59%, n = 57), the scenarios were believable (73%, n = 71), case studies increased understanding (66%, n = 64), and that the SBL experience increased understanding of prioritizing and delegating care (69%, n = 67). Seventy-eight percent (n = 76) reported "more confidence in ability to work as a team" and 55% (n = 52) reported "more confidence in prioritizing and delegating care."
authors.affiliation: Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. bkapla3@emory.edu
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Darla
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods; D003657:Decision Making; D032022:Delegation, Professional / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008348:Manikins; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012381:Role Playing; D017751:Safety Management; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D013850:Thinking; D017748:Time Management