Abstract:
This presentation shares research that showed observation of in-class healthcare simulation and being in the primary nurse role improved clinical judgment skills.
Background: Literature reveals that high-fidelity simulation-based experiences in the simulation lab setting have a significant effect on clinical judgment development in pre-licensure nursing students. Yet, the efficacy of using in-class simulations to develop clinical judgment is understudied.
Aim: To address these gaps in the literature, a quasi-experimental repeated measures study was conducted. The aims were to determine if interprofessional simulations shown in the classroom improve clinical judgment skills in the simulation setting and if serving in the primary nurse role improved demonstrated clinical judgment abilities among pre-licensure students.
Theoretical Framework: This study was guided by Tanner’s Integrative Model of Clinical Judgment (2006) because the effect that interprofessional simulations in the classroom have on how nursing students notice, interpret, respond, and reflect in clinical simulations was evaluated. Method: Three clinical simulations were observed in the classroom over a semester and clinical judgment was measured three times with the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric in a simulated setting among 45 study participants.
Results: Clinical judgment skills increased (p < .001) after the in-class simulations. Significant differences were seen between the scores for primary nurse role (M = 29.71, SD = 3.770) and supporting nurse role at the third measurement point (M = 24.57, SD = 5.071); t (42) = 3.792, p < .001.
Conclusion: Observation of in-class simulation and being in the primary nurse role improve clinical judgment skills.
Learning Objectives:
- Participant will be able to describe an in-class simulation program that develops clinical judgment abilities of pre-licensure nursing students.
- Participant will be able to identify research findings that further the state of the science of nursing simulation.
- Participant will be able to apply the teaching strategy described in their own classrooms to develop nursing student clinical judgment.