Relate better and judge less: Poverty simulation promoting culturally competent care in community health nursing

Impact of a Simulation Exercise on Pharmacy Student Attitude toward Poverty

“…The simulation has been used by other researchers to simulate the day-to-day realities of people living in poverty. [11][12][13]15 The simulation mimics a month of living with limited resources. Participants assume a role in one of 26 family units varying in size from a single elderly person to a 5-person multi-generational family.…”

“…Poverty simulation has the potential to improve student attitudes toward poverty. [11][12][13][14][15] Vandsburger reported improved student attitudes toward poverty following the use of a poverty simulation in a mix of undergraduate health and human services students. 11 Four evaluations of poverty simulations in nursing students documented improved attitudes toward poverty using the validated Attitude Toward Poverty (ATP) Short Form assessment tool.…”

“…11 Four evaluations of poverty simulations in nursing students documented improved attitudes toward poverty using the validated Attitude Toward Poverty (ATP) Short Form assessment tool. [12][13][14][15][16] The ATP Short Form contains 21 items covering 3 domains: personal deficiency measured by seven items, stigma measured by eight items, and structural perspective measured by six items. 16 Three of the nursing student studies used the Missouri Association for Community Action Poverty Simulation.…”

“…16 Three of the nursing student studies used the Missouri Association for Community Action Poverty Simulation. 12,13,15 Patterson and Hulton evaluated the impact of the Missouri Association for Community Action Poverty Simulation in 43 nursing students and found significant improvement in attitudes in four ATP Short Form items and the ATP Short Form stigma domain. 12 Yang et al reported significant improvements in attitude in the ATP Short Form stigma domain in an evaluation of 233 nursing students following use of the Missouri Association for Community Action Poverty Simulation.…”

“…12 Yang et al reported significant improvements in attitude in the ATP Short Form stigma domain in an evaluation of 233 nursing students following use of the Missouri Association for Community Action Poverty Simulation. 13 Menzel et al used a different poverty simulation in an evaluation of 98 nursing students. 14 Significant improvement was found in eight ATP Short Form items but domains were not reported.…”