Nurse education today
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Nurse education today · Oct 2015
ReviewStudent paramedic experience of transition into the workforce: A scoping review.
In this article we present the findings from a scoping review that sought to identify what is known about the experiences of paramedic students transitioning into the workforce. ⋯ Given the significant role that paramedics have in modern healthcare, the transition from student to practitioner is a period of significant stress to the new paramedic. Limited research in this field though inhibits a thorough understanding of these issues.
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Nurse education today · Oct 2015
A trial of e-simulation of sudden patient deterioration (FIRST2ACT WEB) on student learning.
High-fidelity simulation pedagogy is of increasing importance in health professional education; however, face-to-face simulation programs are resource intensive and impractical to implement across large numbers of students. ⋯ The web-based e-simulation program FIRST2ACTTM effectively enhanced knowledge, virtual clinical performance, and self-assessed knowledge, skills, confidence, and competence in final-year nursing students.