The Outcomes of an Interprofessional Simulation Program for New Graduate Nurses
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design
2.2. Sample
2.3. Measurements
2.3.1. Demographic Data
2.3.2. Nursing Competence
2.3.3. Learning Satisfaction
2.3.4. Simulation Program
2.3.5. Procedure
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Participants
3.2. Change of Nursing Competence
3.3. Learning Satisfaction and Qualitative Outcomes of the Interprofessional Simulation Program
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Nursing Competency | Learning Objectives | Application in the Program |
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Care abilities |
|
|
Caring | Demonstration of compassionate care and communication skills with the involved family member | Participants practice providing care to a patient presenting emergency condition and their family members. |
Advancing skills |
| Participants apply the skills of assessment, management, and outcome evaluation for a patient requiring resuscitation. |
Dealing with tension |
| Participants experience and deal with a tense situation while the patient presenting emergency condition. |
Variable | |
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Gender | |
Male, n (%) | 6 (6.5) |
Female, n (%) | 87 (93.5) |
Age (years) M (SD) | 22.5 (0.80) |
Education | |
Associate degree, n (%) | 4 (4.3) |
Bachelor, n (%) | 89 (95.7) |
Department | |
Medicine-Surgery, n (%) | 56 (60.2) |
Intensive care unit, n (%) | 21 (22.6) |
Emergency department, n (%) | 6 (6.5) |
Other departments, n (%) | 10 (10.8) |
Nursing experience (months), M (SD) * | 7.0 (5.42) |
Variable | Pretest | Post-Test | t | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | SD | M | SD | ||
Dealing with tension | 25.4 | 6.50 | 29.0 | 5.49 | 6.87 *** |
Integrating care abilities | 61.5 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 10.19 *** |
Leading humanity concerns | 43.2 | 9.44 | 48.3 | 8.03 | 6.86 *** |
Advancing career talents | 69.0 | 45.5 | 9.95 | 52.6 | 10.12 *** |
Variable | ≤6 Months (N = 48) | 7–12 Months (N = 36) | 13–24 Months (N = 9) | ||
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Mean Rank | Mean Rank | Mean Rank | χ2 | p | |
Pretest Dealing with tension | 40.91 | 48.24 | 74.56 | 11.94 | 0.003 |
Integrating care abilities | 38.89 | 52.86 | 66.83 | 10.91 | 0.004 |
Leading humanity concerns | 42.35 | 49.24 | 62.83 | 4.78 | 0.092 |
Advancing career talents | 40.86 | 49.13 | 71.22 | 9.97 | 0.007 |
Post-test Dealing with tension | 42.77 | 46.57 | 71.28 | 8.51 | 0.014 |
Integrating care abilities | 40.70 | 48.67 | 73.94 | 11.74 | 0.003 |
Leading humanity concerns | 43.46 | 46.81 | 66.67 | 5.63 | 0.060 |
Advancing career talents | 41.58 | 47.24 | 74.94 | 11.61 | 0.003 |
Dealing with tension (change) | 49.70 | 45.28 | 39.50 | 1.33 | 0.514 |
Integrating care abilities (change) | 47.22 | 43.13 | 61.33 | 3.29 | 0.193 |
Leading humanity concerns (change) | 48.03 | 44.35 | 52.11 | 0.74 | 0.689 |
Advancing career talents (change) | 48.80 | 43.75 | 50.39 | 0.88 | 0.643 |
Satisfaction | 46.0 | 45.65 | 57.72 | 1.64 | 0.441 |
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Yeh, S.-L.; Lin, C.-T.; Wang, L.-H.; Lin, C.-C.; Ma, C.-T.; Han, C.-Y. The Outcomes of an Interprofessional Simulation Program for New Graduate Nurses. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 13839. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113839
Yeh S-L, Lin C-T, Wang L-H, Lin C-C, Ma C-T, Han C-Y. The Outcomes of an Interprofessional Simulation Program for New Graduate Nurses. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(21):13839. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113839
Chicago/Turabian StyleYeh, Shu-Ling, Chiu-Tzu Lin, Li-Hsiang Wang, Chun-Chih Lin, Chen-Te Ma, and Chin-Yen Han. 2022. "The Outcomes of an Interprofessional Simulation Program for New Graduate Nurses" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 21: 13839. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113839