Clinical Simulations for Nursing Education - Instructor Volume: Facilitator Volume

• Meets the needs of students with diverse learning styles.
  


• Facilitates the progression from theory to application in a controlled environment.


• Bases scenarios on real-life patient care situations with decision points prompting an assessment, a response, and an action.


• Addresses every level of health care—primary, acute, long-term, and palliative care.


• Represents the spectrum of clinical nursing practice domains, patient age levels, and cultural backgrounds.


• Incorporates assessment skills necessary to evaluate critical body systems as appropriate to the patient’s condition.


• Aids in the mastery of the skills and procedures needed to…




• Meet multiple objectives.


• Clearly describe signs and symptoms.


• Determine environmental safety hazards.


• Communicate effectively with patients and team members.


• Document assessment findings accurately and succinctly.


• Identify appropriate nursing interventions.

Organizes scenarios from simple to complex in a consistent format that includes...

• Level


• Roles


• Learning outcomes
  
  
  
  • Cognitive
  
  
  • Communication
  
  
  • Psychomotor
  
  
  • Safety
  
  
  • Affective
  
  
  • Leadership and Management
  
  
  
  


• Overview of the problem
  
  
  
  • Definition
  
  
  • Pathophysiology
  
  
  • Risk factors
  
  
  • Assessment
  
  
  • Diagnostic tests
  
  
  • Treatment
  
  
  • Nursing management
  
  
  • Evaluation/outcome criteria
  
  
  • Review questions
  
  
  • Related evidence-based practice guidelines
  
  
  • Topics to review prior to the simulation
  
  
  
  


• Simulation
  
  
  
  • Prerequisites
  
  
  • Setting
  
  
  • Environment and simulator
  
  
  • Equipment
  
  
  • Medications/IV therapy
  
  
  • Client background
  
  
  • Admission Sheet (form)
  
  
  • Provider’s Orders (form)
  
  
  • Nursing Report
  
  
  
  


• Student Simulation Prep Assignments
  
  
  
  • Identify items and their purpose in the care of a patient with [condition]
  
  
  • Identify team members and specific roles in the care of a patient with [condition]
  
  
  • Relevant data exercise
  
  
  • Initial focused assessment
  
  
  • Diagnostic tests
  
  
  • Treatment
  
  
  • Nursing problems/Diagnoses
  
  
  
  


• Simulator Settings
  
  
  
  • Facilitator cues/Time progression
  
  
  • Role
  
  
  • Assessment/Student actions correct
  
  
  • Patient event/Response; Patient assessment data
  
  
  • Assessment/Student actions incorrect
  
  
  • Patient response
  
  
  • Comments
  
  
  • Clinical pause
  
  
  • Additional scenes and clinical pauses as required
  
  
  • Debriefing/Guided reflection
  
  
  
  


• References


• Standard forms templates