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Shoulder Dystocia and Postpartum Hemorrhage Simulations: Student Confidence in Managing These Complications
Author(s) -
Andrighetti Tia P.,
Knestrick Joyce M.,
Marowitz Amy,
Martin Cheryl,
Engstrom Janet L.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of midwifery and women's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.543
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1542-2011
pISSN - 1526-9523
DOI - 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2011.00085.x
Subject(s) - shoulder dystocia , confidence interval , medicine , likert scale , fidelity , intervention (counseling) , obstetrics , nursing , physical therapy , high fidelity , pregnancy , medical education , psychology , developmental psychology , computer science , telecommunications , genetics , electrical engineering , biology , engineering
Introduction: Simulation is an effective teaching strategy for educating health professionals. However, little is known about the effectiveness of simulations in midwifery education. The purpose of this project was to determine whether the use of high‐fidelity simulations for the obstetric emergencies of shoulder dystocia and postpartum hemorrhage increases student confidence in managing these complications. Methods: The participants were registered nurses enrolled in a graduate midwifery education program in the Southeastern United States. Student confidence in learning to manage shoulder dystocia and postpartum hemorrhage was studied in 2 groups of students. The control group (n = 10) received standard teaching methods consisting of discussion, watching a video, and low‐fidelity teaching methods. The intervention group (n = 18) received a high‐fidelity simulation learning experience. Student confidence was measured before and after each learning experience using a validated, 8‐item, Likert‐type scale. Results: In the control group, student confidence did not significantly increase after a classroom discussion or low‐fidelity simulation experience. Student confidence increased significantly ( P < .01) after the high‐fidelity simulation learning experiences. When the differences between the pretest and posttest scores were compared for the control and intervention groups, there was a moderate effect size (0.54) for the intervention group for the shoulder dystocia simulations and a large effect size (1.68) for the postpartum hemorrhage simulations. Conclusion: High‐fidelity simulations for shoulder dystocia and postpartum hemorrhage significantly increased student confidence in managing these complications.