title: Experiential learning in nursing consultation education via clinical simulation with actors: action research.
abstract: This was an action research study conducted during an undergraduate nursing course. The objective was to propose and implement experiential learning for nursing consultation education using clinical simulation with actors. The 4 steps of action research were followed: planning, action, observation and reflection. Three nursing undergraduate students participated in the study. Data were collected in May and July 2013 via participant comments and interviews and were analyzed in accordance with the operative proposal for qualitative data analysis. Planning included constructing and validating the clinical guides, selecting and training the actors, organizing and preparing the scenario and the issuing invitations to the participants. The action was carried out according to Kolb's (1984) 4 stages of learning cycles: Concrete Experience, Reflective Observation, Abstract Conceptualization and Active Experimentation. Clinical simulation involves different subjects' participation in all stages, and action research is a method that enables the clinical stimulation to be implemented. It must be guided by clear learning objectives and by a critical pedagogy that encourages critical thinking in students. Using actors and a real scenario facilitated psychological fidelity, and debriefing was the key moment of the reflective process that facilitated the integral training of students through experiential learning.
authors.affiliation: Santa Catarina Federal University, CNPq, Undergraduate Nursing Program, Campus Health Sciences Center, Trindade district, Florianópolis CEP: 88040-900, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Electronic address: saionaranunes@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Saionara Nunes
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Santa Catarina Federal University, CNPq, Undergraduate Nursing Program, Campus Health Sciences Center, Trindade district, Florianópolis CEP: 88040-900, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Electronic address: mpradop@ccs.ufsc.br.
authors.forename: Marta Lenise
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: do Prado
authors.affiliation: Santa Catarina Federal University, CNPq, Undergraduate Nursing Program, Campus Health Sciences Center, Trindade district, Florianópolis CEP: 88040-900, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Electronic address: silvanakempfer@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Silvana Silveira
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kempfer
authors.affiliation: Santa Catarina Federal University, CNPq, Undergraduate Nursing Program, Campus Health Sciences Center, Trindade district, Florianópolis CEP: 88040-900, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Electronic address: jussarague@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jussara Gue
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Martini
authors.affiliation: Santa Catarina Federal University, CNPq, Undergraduate Nursing Program, Campus Health Sciences Center, Trindade district, Florianópolis CEP: 88040-900, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Electronic address: jacamorera@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Jaime Alonso
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Caravaca-Morera
authors.affiliation: Santa Catarina Federal University, CNPq, Undergraduate Nursing Program, Campus Health Sciences Center, Trindade district, Florianópolis CEP: 88040-900, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Electronic address: marielybernardi@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Mariely Carmelina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Bernardi
mesh_terms: D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D016544:Patient Simulation; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013338:Students, Nursing
keywords: Experiential learning; Nursing; Nursing education research; Patient simulation; Simulation