title: Effect of Sequence of Simulated and Clinical Practicum Learning Experiences on Clinical Competency of Nursing Students.
abstract: Two different sequences of blocks of simulated and clinical practicum learning experiences compared the clinical competency development of nursing students using a randomized crossover design. Competency was measured 3 times: after each block of simulated and clinical experiences and after a final simulated experience. No significant differences in competency scores between the 2 groups across the 3 time points were found. Using alternative models of clinical and simulation learning may help address barriers to the delivery of clinical education faced by schools of nursing.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Clinical Assistant Professor, Carroll University, Waukesha (Dr Hansen); and Associate Professor, Marquette University, Milwaukee (Dr Bratt), Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bratt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D016544:Patient Simulation; D011231:Preceptorship; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult