title: Use of a simulated administrative decision-making exercise in an online master's Nursing Administration course.
abstract: To simulate the type of ethical and informed decision making required of today's nurse executives, a unique role-playing exercise was developed in a graduate Nursing Administration course. This exercise included evidence-based information about the safety issues inherent in 12-hour nursing shifts. It then explored the decision-making process that a nurse executive would follow to weigh the conflicting concerns of safety and staff satisfaction. A blog format was used for a role-playing exercise in which students were assigned various roles, and the assignment was designed to mimic a roundtable discussion. The final step was to assume the role of the chief nurse executive and make a decision regarding the ethical dilemma of staff satisfaction versus evidence-based safety concerns. Students demonstrated an understanding of acknowledging input from others, as well as the ability to synthesize points on a difficult question.
authors.affiliation: La Salle University School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Letty
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Piper
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Czekanski
mesh_terms: D057218:Blogging; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000379:methods*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education*; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D012381:Role Playing; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States