Abstract
Background: Opportunities to provide competent and compassionate End-of Life (EOL) care to patients and families are limited for nursing students. Method: A mixed methods approach was used to explore the students' attitudes towards caring for an EOL patient in two groups: an on-line-module only group and an on-line module plus simulation group. Results: Statistically significant effect of time was found across the two conditions (F [1, 69] = 7.83, p =.007), indicating that scores on the FATCOD-B significantly improved regardless of the condition over time. The qualitative responses indicated that the simulation experience was more impactful than the on-line module. Conclusions: Innovative education modalities described in the study may assist in preparing the future workforce for the myriad of demands related to health, life, and death.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 218-223 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Palliative Care |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 2019 |
Keywords
- end-of-life (EOL)
- high- fidelity simulation
- hybrid-simulation
- palliative Care
- palliative care
- pre-licensure nursing students
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)