TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing Undergraduate Student Nurses’ Performance in Various Public Health Roles Using Simulation
AU - McEwing, Evan
AU - Placide-Reaves, Regine
AU - Matsuda, Yui
AU - Prather, Susan
AU - Everett-Thomas, Ruth
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1080/07370016.2021.1932967
DO - 10.1080/07370016.2021.1932967
M3 - Article
C2 - 34148430
AN - SCOPUS:85108216535
VL - 38
SP - 139
EP - 150
JO - Journal of Community Health Nursing
JF - Journal of Community Health Nursing
SN - 0737-0016
IS - 3
ER -