Addition of a Patient Examination Module to Address Student Preparedness for the First Full-Time Clinical Experience

A concept analysis of preparedness: Application to LGBTQ considerations for nursing

“…Miller et al. (2017) describe readiness as being enhanced by confidence in assessing, meaning that having confidence in evaluating the stimulus will assist in the ability to possess preparedness in situations.…”

“…The physical therapy sample literature identifies characteristics of preparedness as having knowledge and training to feel equipped for responsiveness (Dannemiller et al., 2017; Miller et al., 2017; Wojciechowski, 2007). Again, physical therapy literature uses the terms readiness and preparedness interchangeably.…”

“…Miller et al. (2017) focused on educational programmes to acquire knowledge and skills to optimize student preparedness, which results in enhanced readiness for individual care and clinical confidence.…”

Examining Clinical Readiness and Performance of Students on Clinical Education Experiences: Is There an Influence From Virtual Learning?

“…It has been shown that experiential learning experiences, multisource feedback, and standardized patients result in increased clinical readiness and improved CPI scores in students during CEEs. 12 With purposeful learning modules, virtual learning is an effective and convenient tool for health professions students and should continue to be used if necessary.…”

“…Faculty in health professions education programs are responsible for preparing students for safe and effective clinical practice. One of the key recommendations identified by the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy to DPT education programs to accomplish this is to “develop a requisite core set of knowledge, skills, attitudes and professional behaviors to move (students) into early, intermediate and final full-time clinical experiences.” 11,12 Additionally, the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) requires core faculty to ensure DPT students are safe and ready to enter into clinical education. 13 A study by Dupre et al aimed to develop standard objectives to examine the readiness of DPT students for their first CEE.…”