A study to evaluate the introduction of simulation as a teaching strategy for the mental health and learning disability fields of nursing in an undergraduate nursing curriculum within one higher education institution in the UK

Traynor, Marian; Rice, Billiejoan; Lynn, Fiona; Galanouli, Despina; Martin, Fiona; Devlin, Ann Sloan

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“…We know that students experience heightened levels of anxiety when working with people with an intellectual disability. This can be a major barrier to learning and developing therapeutic relationships (Traynor et al , 2015). It has been shown that general healthcare staff hold fewer positive attitudes towards people with intellectual disability, which could potentially have a negative impact upon the quality of care provided (Lewis and Stenfert-Kroese, 2010).…”

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Improving healthcare for people with intellectual disabilities: the development of an evidence-based teaching programme

Watkins

Colgate

2016

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Purpose To develop and implement an educational programme to improve medical students’ attitudes towards intellectual disabilities. The purpose of this paper is to improve the healthcare outcomes for individuals with intellectual disability. Design/methodology/approach The development of an educational programme involving actors with an intellectual disability as simulated patients. Scenarios were developed involving basic healthcare interactions. The programme was piloted in three sessions with 45 students. A qualitative analysis of student feedback was then used to develop a student attitude questionnaire for completion pre- and post-educational intervention. Findings The student attitude questionnaire was completed by 23 different medical students. Two domains were analysed: affect and understanding domain scores, mean difference (95% CI) 3.17(2.41-3.94) p<0.001, knowledge and skills domain scores, mean difference (95% CI) 4.22(3.3-5.14) p<0.001. Social implications Student feedback reveals significant positive changes in affect and understanding, and an improvement in knowledge and skill levels when interacting with people with an intellectual disability following the educational intervention. Some major institutions now offer comprehensive programmes involving people with intellectual disabilities as tutors, and in the role of simulated patients. However, more needs to be done to encourage the increased participation and good practice for all of tomorrow’s doctors to benefit. Originality/value Following the publication of recent enquiries into the deaths of people with intellectual disabilities. We know that many of these deaths are premature and potentially preventable. The main failing identified repeatedly is that healthcare staff lack of awareness of the needs of people with intellectual disabilities. This emanates from poor quality and limited curricula time dedicated to intellectual disabilities. There is a need to drastically change the approach to teaching about intellectual disabilities to medical students. All the evidence promotes the involvement of people with intellectual disabilities and their careers in designing and delivering this teaching.

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Improving healthcare for people with intellectual disabilities: the development of an evidence-based teaching programme

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Colgate

2016

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“…[5,24] It also contributes to the students' satisfaction because it takes them to the reality they will face in the future, and it allows critical and reflective processes in light of their actions and works as a link between the theoretical knowledge and the practical application. [25] …”

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Simulation in emergency nursing education: An integrative review

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Agostinho

Coutinho

et al. 2016

JNEP

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Introduction: The growing development of technological resources has allowed simulations to be increasingly used in nursing education. Aim: assessing the scientific literature on the use of simulations in emergency nursing education. Methods: Integrative literature review conducted in databases such as LILACS, MEDLINE, ERIC, and CINAHL, including full-text articles published in English, Portuguese or in Spanish, between 2005 and 2015. Results: After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the current study selected six primary studies supporting three categories, namely: developing skills and assuredness to work in emergencies; types of simulation used in emergency training; and the impact of simulation on self-confidence and on satisfaction. Conclusions: Simulation is a satisfactory teaching methodology, which shows positive effects on the responses to emergencies, and it contributes to the participants' assuredness and to the improvement of their skills and self-confidence.

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Appraisal of disability attitudes and curriculum of nursing students: a literature review

Edwards

Hekel

2021

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship

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Worldwide, more than one billion people live with a disability (World Health Organization. (2011). World report on disability. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/disabilities/world_report/2011/report/en/). People with a disability (PWD) have unmet needs with the delivery of health care, secondary to nursing student’s negative attitudes, knowledge, and skill deficits. This integrative literature review evaluated nursing student’s education and attitudes towards PWD. Deficient education, attitudes, knowledge, and skills are addressed. Combined search terms utilized included: healthcare students; healthcare education; nursing students; clinical experience; clinical rotation; attitude of health care students; and exposure to PWD. Thirty articles were analyzed with common themes identified. Educational methods that produced improved attitudes, knowledge and skills included standardized patients with disabilities; phenomenological approaches; curriculum enhancement; empathy exercises and clinical experiences (Anderson, E. S., Ford, J., & Thorpe, L. (2011). Learning to listen: Improving students’ communication with disabled people. Medical Teacher, 33(1), 44–52. doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2010.498491; Castro, S. S., Rowe, M., Andrade, L. F., & Cyrino, E. G. (2018). Developing competencies among health professions students related to the care of people with disabilities: A pilot study. Interface: Comunicacao, Saude, Educacao, 22(65), 551–563. doi: 10.1590/1807-57622016.0684; Hensel, D., Malinowski, C., & Watts, P. A. (2015). Implementing a pediatric camp clinical for pre-licensure education. Nursing Education Perspectives, 36(1), 60–61. doi: 10.5480/12-871.1; Levett-Jones, T., Lapkin, S., Govind, N., Pich, J., Hoffman, K., Jeong, S. Y., . . . Everson, N. (2017). Measuring the impact of a ‘point of view’ disability simulation on nursing students’ empathy using the comprehensive state empathy scale. Nurse Education Today, 59, 75–81. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2017.09.007; Smith, P., Ooms, A., & Marks-Maran, D. (2016). Active involvement of learning disabilities service users in the development and delivery of a teaching session to pre-registration nurses: Students’ perspectives. Nurse Education in Practice, 16(1), 111–118. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2015.09.010). Nursing schools must incorporate disability education to fully realize its impact and eliminate barriers to transform care.

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A study to evaluate the introduction of simulation as a teaching strategy for the mental health and learning disability fields of nursing in an undergraduate nursing curriculum within one higher education institution in the UK

Cited by 3 publications

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Improving healthcare for people with intellectual disabilities: the development of an evidence-based teaching programme

Improving healthcare for people with intellectual disabilities: the development of an evidence-based teaching programme

Simulation in emergency nursing education: An integrative review

Appraisal of disability attitudes and curriculum of nursing students: a literature review

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