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Nursing Students' Clinical Judgment Regarding Rapid Response: The Influence of a Clinical Simulation Education Intervention
Author(s) -
Lindsey Pamela L.,
Jenkins Sheryl
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/nuf.12002
Subject(s) - nursing , intervention (counseling) , psychology , medicine , medical education
Aim The aim of this study was to examine the impact of a novel educational intervention on student nurses' clinical judgment regarding the management of patients experiencing rapid clinical deterioration.Method A randomized sample of baccalaureate nursing students enrolled in the final semester of their program at a midwestern public university participated. All students ( N = 79) were pretested; the control group ( n = 39) was posttested after receiving traditional code blue and rapid response education. The intervention group ( n = 40) was posttested after receiving a novel education intervention.Results An independent t ‐test revealed that nursing students who received the innovative education intervention had significantly higher posttest scores ( M = 90.91, standard deviation [ SD ] = 8.73) than did the nursing students who had not received the intervention ( M = 64.80, SD = 19.69), t (77) = 7.65, p <.001).Conclusions The findings demonstrate that clinical simulation is effective in improving students' knowledge and clinical judgment, specifically concerning rapid response systems.