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

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

This study was conducted to determine whether the addition of high-fidelity patient simulation to new nurse orientation enhanced critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills. A pretest-posttest design was used to assess critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills in two groups of...

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Published in:The Journal of continuing education in nursing Vol. 43; no. 3; p. 125
Main Authors: Maneval, Rhonda, Fowler, Kimberly A, Kays, John A, Boyd, Tiffany M, Shuey, Jennifer, Harne-Britner, Sarah, Mastrine, Cynthia
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01-03-2012
Subjects:
Adult
Competency-Based Education - methods
Competency-Based Education - organization & administration
Education, Nursing, Continuing - methods
Education, Nursing, Continuing - organization & administration
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nursing Staff - education
Patient Simulation
Staff Development - methods
Staff Development - organization & administration
Thinking
Young Adult
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Summary:This study was conducted to determine whether the addition of high-fidelity patient simulation to new nurse orientation enhanced critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills. A pretest-posttest design was used to assess critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills in two groups of graduate nurses. Compared with the control group, the high-fidelity patient simulation group did not show significant improvement in mean critical thinking or clinical decision-making scores. When mean scores were analyzed, both groups showed an increase in critical thinking scores from pretest to posttest, with the high-fidelity patient simulation group showing greater gains in overall scores. However, neither group showed a statistically significant increase in mean test scores. The effect of high-fidelity patient simulation on critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills remains unclear.
ISSN:0022-0124
DOI:10.3928/00220124-20111101-02