Interprofessional Collaboration Through Simulation: Demonstrating the Three Spheres of Impact.
Topic of Interest
Interprofessional Collaboration
Other
Abstract
In the past couple of years there has been in increase in the number of students in the Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) tract at this university. This increase is an example of the desire for a resurgence of the CNS role. In order to increase the numbers of Clinical Nurse Specialists, educational programs must be able to provide optimal educational experiences for students to demonstrate competency and further demonstrate the need for the role.
In 2020 as a result of COVID 19, Clinical Nurse Specialist Graduate Programs faced many problems associated with meeting all of the clinical requirements for students. Many institutions resorted to complementary strategies to meet the essential requirements of a CNS program. The use and effectiveness of simulation with standardized patients in undergraduate and graduate nursing education programs is well documented. The literature was reviewed, and it was determined that there were limited scenarios that would demonstrate competency for a CNS in all three spheres of impact. Students are often comfortable in the patient and nursing spheres but with limitations in clinical experiences they may not have the opportunity to practice in all three especially the organizational or systems sphere. With the assistance of the Simulation Center Faculty and Staff, five case scenarios were developed and implemented via Zoom during the COVID lockdown period. The cases utilized Standardized Patients to portray roles of various hospital personnel including risk management, nurse managers, and case managers. The program was evaluated utilizing student, faculty and Standardized Patient feedback. This presentation will discuss the development, implementation and the outcomes of the simulation experiences for CNS students