Innovation in Clinical Course Delivery and Impact on Students’ Clinical Decision-Making and Competence

Authors

Aimee A. Woda, Marquette UniversityFollow
Theresa Gruenke Schnable, Marquette UniversityFollow
Penny Alt-Gehrman, Alverno CollegeFollow
Marilyn Meyer Bratt, Marquette UniversityFollow
Mauricio Garnier-VillarrealFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

8-24-2018

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Source Publication

Nursing Education Perspectives

Source ISSN

1536-5026

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the differences in clinical decision-making and clinical competence between two different cohorts of graduating baccalaureate nursing students from a traditional prelicensure program in the United States. A quasi-experimental design was used to compare students who had substituted their traditional medical-surgical clinical experiences with simulation (Cohort 1, n = 35) with students who had supplementary simulation in addition to their traditional clinical experiences (Cohort 2, n = 36). The findings demonstrated that when simulationwas used as a supplement to traditional clinical experiences, participants performed better patient assessments.

Comments

Nursing Education Perspectives, Published Ahead of Print. DOI.

Recommended Citation

Woda, Aimee A.; Gruenke Schnable, Theresa; Alt-Gehrman, Penny; Bratt, Marilyn Meyer; and Garnier-Villarreal, Mauricio, "Innovation in Clinical Course Delivery and Impact on Students’ Clinical Decision-Making and Competence" (2018). College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications. 588.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/nursing_fac/588