Multiple Patient Simulation

Effect of Multiple-Patient Simulation on Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Anxiety and Self-confidence

“…1 Thus, to ensure patient safety and adequate supervision, each student can only care for 1 to 2 patients, which limits development of clinical judgment, leadership, time management, organization, and patient care skills. 2,3 Despite identification of leadership skills, including prioritization, delegation, communication, and clinical judgment, as key competencies in baccalaureate nursing education, 2 there are gaps between education and transition to practice. 4,5 Newly graduated nurses are often unprepared to prioritize care, delegate tasks, communicate effectively, make clinical judgments, and organize time in the complex management of a full patient assignment.…”

“…Traditional models of clinical nursing education involve 1 faculty member supervising up to 8 to 10 students on a clinical unit 1. Thus, to ensure patient safety and adequate supervision, each student can only care for 1 to 2 patients, which limits development of clinical judgment, leadership, time management, organization, and patient care skills 2,3…”

Using the NCSBN Transition to Specific Practice Competency Tool to Develop a Multiple Patient Simulation

“…Simulation is one way to enable prelicensure nursing students to develop the knowledge and competencies they need to ensure safe entry into practice. As interdisciplinary communication and teamwork are difficult skills to practice and master in the clinical setting (Thomas & Mraz, 2017), there are benefits to using multiple patient simulation (MPS) as a strategy to teach prioritization, delegation of care, clinical judgment, teamwork, and communication (Sullivan et al, 2019).The middle range theory that guided this project was the Miles (2018) Model of Simulation Learning and Transfer in Undergraduate Nursing Students: Acting Like a Nurse. This theory describes the process of learning through simulation.…”

“…Simulation is one way to enable prelicensure nursing students to develop the knowledge and competencies they need to ensure safe entry into practice. As interdisciplinary communication and teamwork are difficult skills to practice and master in the clinical setting (Thomas & Mraz, 2017), there are benefits to using multiple patient simulation (MPS) as a strategy to teach prioritization, delegation of care, clinical judgment, teamwork, and communication (Sullivan et al, 2019).…”