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The impact of virtual simulation on the recognition and response to the rapidly deteriorating patient among undergraduate nursing students.

Goldsworthy, S., Muir, N., Baron, S., Button, D., Goodhand, K., Hunter, S., McNeill, L., Perez, G., McParland, T., Fasken, L. and Peachey, L., 2022. The impact of virtual simulation on the recognition and response to the rapidly deteriorating patient among undergraduate nursing students. Nurse Education Today, 110 (March), 105264.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105264

Abstract

A major patient safety challenge is recognition and response to deteriorating patients since early warning signs are often not detected in a timely manner. Nursing students typically learn the skills for early identification through clinical placement, but clinical placements are not guaranteed to provide exposure to deteriorating patients. Nursing students require practice with emergency scenarios to develop their competency and confidence to act in this area. This study aimed to explore the impact of a virtual simulation intervention on the recognition and response to the rapidly deteriorating patient among undergraduate nursing students. A mixed methods study involving a quasi-experimental pre/post design and focus groups. The participants were third or final year undergraduate nursing students from five university sites across four countries (Canada, England, Scotland and Australia, n=88). Students were randomly assigned to a treatment or control group. The treatment group received a virtual simulation intervention and participated in a focus group. The virtual simulation intervention had a significant effect on improving nursing student knowledge and clinical self-efficacy in the recognition and response to the rapidly deteriorating patient. Students reported that the virtual simulations decreased anxiety, helped them prioritize, filled gaps in their learning, and encouraged autonomous learning within a safe „low risk‟ environment. Virtual simulation is an effective strategy for improving knowledge and confidence in recognizing and responding to the rapidly deteriorating patient among undergraduate nursing students.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:0260-6917
Uncontrolled Keywords:Virtual simulation ; Simulation ; Nursing students ; Nursing ; Deteriorating patient ; Patient safety ; Clinical placement ; Nursing student's safety
Group:Faculty of Health & Social Sciences
ID Code:36465
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:10 Jan 2022 11:12
Last Modified:03 Jan 2023 01:08

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