The effect of high-fidelity patient simulation on the critical thinking and clinical decision- making skills of new Graduate Nurses

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 125-134

  Maneval, Rhonda ^a   Fowler, Kimberly A ^a   Kays, John A ^b   Boyd, Tiffany M ^b   Shuey, Jennifer ^c   Harne Britner, Sarah ^d   Mastrine, Cynthia ^d  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Clinical Nurse Specialist   (United States)

^c Clinical Informatics   (United States)

^d Pinnacle Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; TEACHING; THINKING;

ADULT; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SIMULATION; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857961040     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20111101-02     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Anderson, M. (2008). Debriefing and guided reflection. Retrieved from www.sirc.nln.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=97
2. Aronson, B. S., & Squires, T. E. (2004). Patient simulation enhances students' critical thinking skills. Nursing Spectrum Online. Retrieved from www.include.nurse.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2004410040332
3. Baumberger-Henry, M. (1998). Cooperative learning and case study: Does the combination improve nursing students' self-perception of problem-solving and decision-making skills? (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertations and Theses database (UMI No. 9914691).
4. Bowles, K. (2000). The relationship of critical-thinking skills and the clinical-judgment skills of baccalaureate nursing students. Journal of Nursing Education, 39(8), 373-376.
5. Branch, B. J. (2000). The relationship among critical thinking, clinical decision making, and clinical practica: A comparative study (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertations and Theses database (UMI No. 9964727).
6. Brannan, J., White, A., & Bezanson, J. (2008). Simulator effects on cognitive skills and confidence levels. Journal of Nursing Education, 47(11), 495-500.
7. Byrnes, M., & West, S. (2000, March). Registered nurses' clinical reasoning abilities: A study of self perception. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 17(3), 18-23.
8. Decker, S., Sportsman, S., Puetz, L., & Billings, L. (2008). The evolution of simulation and its contribution to competency. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 39(2), 74-80.
9. Durrant, M., Crooks, D., & Pietrolungo, L. (2009). A clinical extern program evaluation: Implications for nurse educators. Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, 25(6), E1-E8.
10. Facione, N., & Facione, P. (2006). The Health Sciences Reasoning Test (HSRT). Millbrae, CA: California Academic Press.
11. Facione, N., & Facione, P. (2008). Clinical reasoning in the health sciences: A teaching anthology (pp. 1-13). Millbrae, CA: Insight Assessment/California Academic Press.
12. Facione, N., Facione, P., & Sanchez, C. (1994). Critical thinking disposition as a measure of competent clinical judgment: The development of the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory. Journal of Nursing Education, 33(8), 345-350.
13. Facione, P. A. (1990). The Delphi report. Millbrae, CA: California Academic Press.
14. Fero, L., O'Donnell, J., Zullo, T., Dabbs, A., Kitutu, J., Samosky, J., et al. (2010). Critical thinking skills in nursing students: Comparison of simulation-based performance with metrics. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 66(10), 2182-2193.
15. Gaba, D. M., Fish, K. J., & Howard, S. K. (1994). Crisis management in anesthesiology. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone.
16. Jarzemsky, P. A., & McGrath, J. (2008). Look before you leap: Lessons learned when introducing clinical simulation. Nurse Educator, 33(2), 90-95.
17. Jeffries, P. (Ed.). (2007). Simulation in nursing education: From conceptualization to evaluation. New York, NY: National League for Nursing.
18. Jenkins, H. (1985). A research tool for measuring perception of clinical decision-making. Journal of Professional Nursing, 1, 221-229.
19. Jenkins, H. M. (1988). Measuring clinical decision making in nursing. In O. L. Strickland & C. F. Waltz (Eds.), Measurement of nursing outcomes (vol. 2). Measuring nursing performance: Practice, education, and research. New York, NY: Springer.
20. Kaddoura, M. A. (2010). New graduate nurses' perceptions of the effects of clinical simulation on their critical thinking, learning, and confidence. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 41(11), 506-516.
21. Lamb, D. (2007). Could simulated emergency procedures practised in a static environment improve the clinical performance of a Critical Care Air Support Team (CCAST)? A literature review. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 23(1), 33-42.
22. National League for Nursing. (2000). Critical thinking in clinical nursing practice: RN information bulletin. Retrieved from www.dev.nln.org/testproducts/pdf/CTinfobulletin.pdf
23. Nehring, W., Lashley, F., & Ellis, W. (2002). Critical incident nursing management: Using human patient simulators. Nursing Education Perspectives, 23(3), 128-132.
24. Nehring, W. M., & Lashley, F. W. (2004). Current use and options regarding human patient simulators in nursing education: An international survey. Nursing Education Perspectives, 25(5), 244-248.
25. Rauen, C. (2001). Using simulation to teach critical thinking skills: You can't just throw the book at them. Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 13(1), 93-103.
26. Rhodes, M., & Curran, C. (2005). Use of the human patient simulator to teach clinical judgment skills in a baccalaureate nursing program. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 23(5), 256-264.
27. Rungtusanatham, M. (1998). Let's not overlook content validity. Decision Line, 29(7), 10-13.
28. Rush, K., Dyches, C., Waldrop, S., & Davis, A. (2008). Critical thinking among RN-to-BSN distance students participating in human patient simulation. Journal of Nursing Education, 47(11), 501-507.
29. Saunders, D. J. (1997). Clinical decision-making and clinical judgment outcomes by nursing students in traditional or nontraditional curricula (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertations and Theses database (UMI No. 9807601).
30. Scherer, Y. K., Bruce, S. A., Graves, B. T., & Erdley, W. S. (2003). Acute care nurse practitioner education: Enhancing performance through the use of clinical simulation. AACN Clinical Issues: Advanced Practice in Acute & Critical Care. Nursing Informatics: A Foundation for Nursing Professionalism, 14(3), 331-341.
31. Seager, S. (1990). A comparison of clinical decision-making skills of associate degree and baccalaureate degree nursing students (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertations and Theses database (UMI No. 9113584).
32. Smith, B. A. (2005). Investigation of the clinical decision making and critical thinking skills of practical nursing students and associate degree nursing students (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertations and Theses database (UMI No. 3195907).
33. Sorensen Bowles, K. (1997). Effects of critical thinking, grade point average, and college experience on the clinical judgment skills of baccalaureate nursing students (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertations and Theses database (UMI No. 9734861).
34. Starr, K., & Conley, V. M. (2006). Becoming a registered nurse: The nurse extern experience. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 37(2), 86-92.
35. Stover, L. (2000). The relationship between perceived clinical decision making ability and medication dosage calculation ability of registered nurses (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertations and Theses database (UMI No. 9964643).
36. Tanner, C. (2006). Thinking like a nurse: A research-based model of clinical judgment in nursing. Journal of Nursing Education, 45(6), 204-211.
37. Tucker, N. (1999). Critical thinking in associate degree nursing education (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertations and Theses database (UMI No. 9956007).
38. Weaver, A. (2011). High-fidelity patient simulation in nursing education. Nursing Education Perspectives, 32(1), 37-40.
39. Weber, J. (1992). The effectiveness of a gaming-simulation strategy for teaching nursing diagnosis skills (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertations and Theses database (UMI No. 9224291).