Assessing Undergraduate Student Nurses' Performance in Various Public Health Roles Using Simulation

Purpose: To expose students to various public health roles and complement clinical experience using simulated encounters. Design: This exploratory study assessed students' performance of basic nursing tasks for three public health nurse roles. Methods: 15-guided questions were used to evaluate...

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Published in:Journal of community health nursing 2021-07, Vol.38 (3), p.139-150
Main Authors: McEwing, Evan, Placide-Reaves, Regine, Matsuda, Yui, Prather, Susan, Everett-Thomas, Ruth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case management
Clinical experience
Community nursing
Medical personnel
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing education
Public health
Public health nurses
Simulation
Students
Task performance
Undergraduate students
Undergraduate study
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Summary:Purpose: To expose students to various public health roles and complement clinical experience using simulated encounters. Design: This exploratory study assessed students' performance of basic nursing tasks for three public health nurse roles. Methods: 15-guided questions were used to evaluate a convenience sample of 137 students' expected performance compared to their actual performance of basic nursing skills. Findings: Students' performed well in all nurse roles with some significant differences in completing a few critical tasks in the case manager and school nurse roles. Conclusion: Simulation can address gaps in nursing programs and expose student nurses to various public health roles using real-life scenarios. Clinical Evidence: Lack of clinical sites in public health limits students' experience to a myriad of nurse functions within communities.
ISSN:0737-0016
1532-7655
DOI:10.1080/07370016.2021.1932967