TY - JOUR
T1 - Benefits of a Pediatric Clinic Simulation Using Standardized Patients in Family Nurse Practitioner Education
AU - Weston, Cindy
AU - Jones-Schubart, Kara
AU - Hare, Martha
AU - Gosselin, Kevin
AU - Cook, Sharon
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by Texas A&M University College of Nursing Seed Grant Program (Dr. Cindy Weston, PI).
Publisher Copyright:
© Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
PY - 2021/11/1
Y1 - 2021/11/1
N2 - ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a pediatric clinic simulation with standardized patients on anxiety, self-efficacy, and performance in family nurse practitioner students. A pediatric clinic simulation was developed in which family nurse practitioner students encountered standardized patients presenting for a well-child visit or exhibiting a common chief complaint. Anxiety and self-efficacy were assessed pre/post the simulation intervention, along with faculty-observed student performance. The clinic simulation resulted in increased self-efficacy, lower anxiety, and improved performance (p < .01). High-fidelity simulation of a pediatric clinic was found to foster development of clinical competency, lower student anxiety, and improve self-efficacy.
AB - ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a pediatric clinic simulation with standardized patients on anxiety, self-efficacy, and performance in family nurse practitioner students. A pediatric clinic simulation was developed in which family nurse practitioner students encountered standardized patients presenting for a well-child visit or exhibiting a common chief complaint. Anxiety and self-efficacy were assessed pre/post the simulation intervention, along with faculty-observed student performance. The clinic simulation resulted in increased self-efficacy, lower anxiety, and improved performance (p < .01). High-fidelity simulation of a pediatric clinic was found to foster development of clinical competency, lower student anxiety, and improve self-efficacy.
KW - Clinical Competency
KW - Family Nurse Practitioner Self-Efficacy
KW - Family Nursing Practitioner Education
KW - Pediatric Simulation
KW - Standardized Patients
KW - Clinical Competence
KW - Self Efficacy
KW - Nurse Practitioners
KW - Humans
KW - Family Nurse Practitioners
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U2 - 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000871
DO - 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000871
M3 - Article
C2 - 34405842
AN - SCOPUS:85121014741
SN - 1536-5026
VL - 42
SP - E31-E33
JO - Nursing education perspectives
JF - Nursing education perspectives
IS - 6
ER -