Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN
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Comparative Study
Comparative study of baccalaureate nursing student self-efficacy before and after simulation.
Evaluation of learning and the development of prelicensure nursing education include an exploration of new teaching models and techniques for student learning assessment. The utilization of high-fidelity human simulation in nursing provides nursing faculty and students the opportunity to expand the boundaries of conventional learning from an instructional paradigm to a blending of modalities that enrich the student experience and provide an avenue for self-determined learning. The inception of computer-generated high-fidelity human simulation technology into the undergraduate nursing curriculum generated this correlation study, which examined two separate groups of senior baccalaureate nursing students' reported self-efficacy for providing family-centered care. ⋯ The concluding data identified that senior baccalaureate nursing students have unrealistic self-assessments of their clinical knowledge and nursing performance capabilities before simulation scenario participation. The perceived ability of undergraduate students to self-identify their previously acquired knowledge and transferable clinical reasoning to family-centered situations is inaccurate. Human simulators are an effective teaching and learning modality in measuring factors that affect student outcomes.
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Patient/client accessibility is one of 18 Nursing Management Minimum Data Set data elements developed to evaluate contextual factors at the nursing unit or service level of care. The Nursing Management Minimum Data Set 06 patient/client accessibility was developed to capture variability in time and distance required to access patients. Variability in access to patients, needed supplies, equipment, and information for patient care has an impact on the amount of time available for direct patient care. ⋯ More information is needed to identify potential areas of improvement in the management and funding of nursing care. The update and use of Nursing Management Minimum Data Set 06 data element client accessibility may help to identify problem areas associated with nursing time, distance traveled, and methods used to provide patient care. Such empirical evidence may support better informed decisions on caseloads in diverse settings, hospital designs, methods used to provide care, and fiscal requirements.