title: Assessing performance outcomes of new graduates utilizing simulation in a military transition program.
abstract: This multi-site, quasi-experimental study examined the performance outcomes of nurses (n = 152) in a military nurse transition program. A modified-performance instrument was used to assess participants in two high-fidelity simulation scenarios. Although results indicated a significant increase in scores posttraining, only moderate interrater reliability results were found for the new instrument. These findings have implications for nurse educators assessing performance-based outcomes of new nurses completing transition programs.
authors.affiliation: 15th Medical Group, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, USA.
authors.forename: Robie V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: Sherrill J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Clair M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Sheffield
authors.forename: Grady
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003162:Competency-Based Education; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007721:Knowledge of Results, Psychological; D008889:Military Personnel; D016544:Patient Simulation; D032024:Personnel Delegation; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013192:Staff Development