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The use of simulation and post‐simulation interview to examine the knowledge involved in community nursing assessment practice
Author(s) -
Bryans Alison,
McIntosh Jean
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01382.x
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , strengths and weaknesses , data collection , nursing practice , nursing , psychology , community of practice , medical education , medicine , sociology , pedagogy , social psychology , paleontology , social science , biology
The use of simulation and post‐simulation interview to examine the knowledge involved in community nursing assessment practice This paper describes the development of an innovative research approach which used the complementary methods of simulation and post‐simulation interview to examine the knowledge‐base involved in community nursing assessment practice in the United Kingdom. The study commenced in 1994 and the main phase of data‐gathering took place over a 3‐week period in 1995. Having outlined the study’s aim, context and theoretical background, this paper focuses on the two main methods of data‐gathering used. Detailed description of the simulation method and the post‐simulation interview and the rationales for their use are followed by critical discussion which identifies their particular strengths and weaknesses. Threats to validity are also considered. It is argued that the combined use of a simulated assessment and a post‐simulation structured interview has great potential as a means of exploring the knowledge involved in community nursing assessment practice.