Empowering the registered nurses of tomorrow: Students' perspectives of a simulation experience for recognising and managing a deteriorating patient

• Published in: Nurse education today Vol. 34; no. 5; pp. 724 - 729
• Main Authors: Kelly, Michelle A., Forber, Jan, Conlon, Lisa, Roche, Michael, Stasa, Helen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2014; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Australia; Clinical nursing; College students; Communication Skills; Deteriorating patient; Diverse groups; Female; Humans; Learning Activities; Male; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing Assessment; Nursing care; Nursing education; Nursing Staff - psychology; Patient safety; Power (Psychology); Severity of Illness Index; Simulation; Standardized patients; Urban Schools; Urban Universities; Australia; Patient safety; Nursing; Simulation; Diverse groups; Deteriorating patient

Recognising and responding to patients who are deteriorating are key aspects to improving outcomes. Simulations provide students with exposure to deteriorating patient scenarios and the role of nurses in such events. The number of programmes seeking to provide best possible simulation experiences is...