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Adding Up to Patient Safety: Utilizing Simulation as an Educational Strategy to Enhance Dosage Calculation Skills in Fundamental Level Nursing Students
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- Hdl Handle:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10755/304233
- Category:
- Full-text
- Format:
- Text-based Document
- Type:
- Presentation
- Title:
- Adding Up to Patient Safety: Utilizing Simulation as an Educational Strategy to Enhance Dosage Calculation Skills in Fundamental Level Nursing Students
- Author(s):
- Lead Author STTI Affiliation:
- Author Details:
- Jaclynn S. Huse, PhD, RN, CNE
- Abstract:
- Session presented on: Monday, July 22, 2013: Purpose: The purpose of this 2012 study was to determine the effectiveness of implementing Polya's Four Phases of Problem-Solving into simulation in order to evaluate mean dosage calculation test scores and self-perceived judgment in dosage calculation skills in fundamental nursing students. In addition, levels of satisfaction, self-confidence in learning, best educational practices, and satisfaction with the simulation design were measured utilizing the NLN 5-point Likert scaled tools. Methods: A quantitative pre-test/post-test design was utilized to measure the effectiveness of high-fidelity simulation on an intact group of fundamental AS level nursing students (n = 77). Results: Results revealed that fundamental students performed significantly better on the post-test (m = 8.77, sd = 0.83) than the pre-test (m = 6.60, sd = 19.4) after attending a simulation experiment (t(76) = -10.561, p < .000). Dosage calculation items that were perceived to be highly illogical-neutral were more likely to be incorrect, however, these items were significantly improved by the post-test. Students were satisfied with the simulation experience (m = 4.55, sd = 0.531) and felt confident that they were learning skills needed to perform safely in a clinical setting (m = 4.32, sd = 0.520). Students agreed that the educational best practices of active learning, collaboration, diverse ways of learning, and high expectations (m = 4.26, sd = 0.596) were met. Evaluation of the simulation design revealed that students agreed that objectives and information were clearly given and met, they felt supported during the learning process, problem-solving skills were enhanced, feedback and guided reflection aided in the learning process, and the scenario resembled real life (m = 4.41, sd = 0.513). Conclusion: Students were able to significantly increase their dosage calculation scores in a learning environment that they found to be satisfying, realistic, and beneficial to the development of problem-solving and judgment skills.
- Keywords:
- Repository Posting Date:
- 22-Oct-2013
- Date of Publication:
- 22-Oct-2013
- Conference Date:
- 2013
- Conference Name:
- 24th International Nursing Research Congress
- Conference Host:
- Sigma Theta Tau International, the Honor Society of Nursing
- Conference Location:
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Description:
- 24th International Nursing Research Congress Theme: Bridge the Gap Between Research and Practice Through Collaboration. Held at the Hilton Prague Hotel.
- Note:
- Items submitted to a conference/event were evaluated/peer-reviewed at the time of abstract submission to the event. No other peer-review was provided prior to submission to the Henderson Repository.
Full metadata record
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.type.category | Full-text | en |
dc.format | Text-based Document | en |
dc.type | Presentation | en |
dc.title | Adding Up to Patient Safety: Utilizing Simulation as an Educational Strategy to Enhance Dosage Calculation Skills in Fundamental Level Nursing Students | en |
dc.contributor.author | Huse, Jaclynn S. | en |
dc.contributor.department | Rho Iota | en |
dc.author.details | Jaclynn S. Huse, PhD, RN, CNE | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10755/304233 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Session presented on: Monday, July 22, 2013: Purpose: The purpose of this 2012 study was to determine the effectiveness of implementing Polya's Four Phases of Problem-Solving into simulation in order to evaluate mean dosage calculation test scores and self-perceived judgment in dosage calculation skills in fundamental nursing students. In addition, levels of satisfaction, self-confidence in learning, best educational practices, and satisfaction with the simulation design were measured utilizing the NLN 5-point Likert scaled tools. Methods: A quantitative pre-test/post-test design was utilized to measure the effectiveness of high-fidelity simulation on an intact group of fundamental AS level nursing students (n = 77). Results: Results revealed that fundamental students performed significantly better on the post-test (m = 8.77, sd = 0.83) than the pre-test (m = 6.60, sd = 19.4) after attending a simulation experiment (t(76) = -10.561, p < .000). Dosage calculation items that were perceived to be highly illogical-neutral were more likely to be incorrect, however, these items were significantly improved by the post-test. Students were satisfied with the simulation experience (m = 4.55, sd = 0.531) and felt confident that they were learning skills needed to perform safely in a clinical setting (m = 4.32, sd = 0.520). Students agreed that the educational best practices of active learning, collaboration, diverse ways of learning, and high expectations (m = 4.26, sd = 0.596) were met. Evaluation of the simulation design revealed that students agreed that objectives and information were clearly given and met, they felt supported during the learning process, problem-solving skills were enhanced, feedback and guided reflection aided in the learning process, and the scenario resembled real life (m = 4.41, sd = 0.513). Conclusion: Students were able to significantly increase their dosage calculation scores in a learning environment that they found to be satisfying, realistic, and beneficial to the development of problem-solving and judgment skills. | en |
dc.subject | Dosage calculation skills | en |
dc.subject | Simulation | en |
dc.subject | Education | en |
dc.date.available | 2013-10-22T20:31:47Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013-10-22 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-10-22T20:31:47Z | - |
dc.conference.date | 2013 | en |
dc.conference.name | 24th International Nursing Research Congress | en |
dc.conference.host | Sigma Theta Tau International, the Honor Society of Nursing | en |
dc.conference.location | Prague, Czech Republic | en |
dc.description | 24th International Nursing Research Congress Theme: Bridge the Gap Between Research and Practice Through Collaboration. Held at the Hilton Prague Hotel. | en |
dc.description.note | Items submitted to a conference/event were evaluated/peer-reviewed at the time of abstract submission to the event. No other peer-review was provided prior to submission to the Henderson Repository. | - |
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