Abstract
New critical care nurses struggle with knowledge application and low self-confidence. Internship programs are helpful; however, data on their effect on critical thinking and knowledge application are scarce. The use of high-fidelity simulation training is effective at improving provider learning and confidence. This article describes the design and implementation of a simulation training program for a nursing internship program in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit. The use of an educational framework to guide the process is also presented. Although it can be a time- and resource-intense effort, creating a custom program is effective in the training of new nurses.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 33-38.e12 |
Journal | Clinical Simulation in Nursing |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning
Keywords
- critical thinking
- designing simulation scenarios
- effectiveness of simulation training
- implementing simulation training
- new graduate nurse training
- nurse internship outcomes
- simulation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Modeling and Simulation
- Nursing (miscellaneous)