title: Proactive policy planning for unexpected student distress during simulation.
abstract: Stress reactions resulting from participation in simulation scenarios are seldom reported in the literature but are often informally discussed by simulation faculty seeking guidance to manage the occurrences. Although simulation faculty members often describe events where a single learner's distress interrupted learning for all involved, no examples of policies to plan for this kind of occurrence are available in the simulation literature. This article offers suggested best practices for identifying and assisting students who exhibit uncontrolled stress in simulation and includes a sample policy for planning.
authors.affiliation: Author affiliations: Assistant Professor (Dr Willhaus), School of Nursing, Boise State University, Idaho; Simulation Lab Coordinator (Ms Averette), Fayetteville Technical Community College, North Carolina; Associate Professor (Dr Gates), School of Nursing, San Diego State University, California; Simulation Coordinator (Ms Jackson), Department of Nursing, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois; Nurse Educator and Nursing Lab Instructor (Ms Windnagel), Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Washington.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Willhaus
authors.forename: Mitzi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Averette
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gates
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Windnagel
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology*; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008348:Manikins; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D016134:Organizational Policy; D016544:Patient Simulation; D011050:Policy Making; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*