- Title
- A trial of e-simulation of sudden patient deterioration (FIRST2ACT WEB
- Creator
- Bogossian, Fiona; Cooper, Simon J.; Cant, Robyn; Porter, Joanne; Forbes, Helen; McKenna, Lisa; Kinsman, Leigh; Endacott, Ruth; Devries, Brett; Philips, Nicole; Bucknall, Tracey; Young, Susan; Kain, Victoria
- Date
- 2015
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/97582
- Identifier
- vital:10238
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2015.08.003
- Identifier
- ISSN:0260-6917
- Abstract
- Background: High-fidelity simulation pedagogy is of increasing importance in health professional education; however, face-to-face simulation programs are resource intensive and impractical to implement across large numbers of students. Objectives: To investigate undergraduate nursing students' theoretical and applied learning in response to the e-simulation program-FIRST2ACT WEBTM, and explore predictors of virtual clinical performance. Design and setting: Multi-center trial of FIRST2ACT WEBTM accessible to students in five Australian universities and colleges, across 8 campuses. Participants: A population of 489 final-year nursing students in programs of study leading to license to practice. Methods: Participants proceeded through three phases: (i) pre-simulation-briefing and assessment of clinical knowledge and experience; (ii) e-simulation-three interactive e-simulation clinical scenarios which included video recordings of patients with deteriorating conditions, interactive clinical tasks, pop up responses to tasks, and timed performance; and (iii) post-simulation feedback and evaluation.Descriptive statistics were followed by bivariate analysis to detect any associations, which were further tested using standard regression analysis. Results: Of 409 students who commenced the program (83% response rate), 367 undergraduate nursing students completed the web-based program in its entirety, yielding a completion rate of 89.7%; 38.1% of students achieved passing clinical performance across three scenarios, and the proportion achieving passing clinical knowledge increased from 78.15% pre-simulation to 91.6% post-simulation.Knowledge was the main independent predictor of clinical performance in responding to a virtual deteriorating patient R2=0.090, F(7, 352)=4.962, p<0.001. Discussion: The use of web-based technology allows simulation activities to be accessible to a large number of participants and completion rates indicate that 'Net Generation' nursing students were highly engaged with this mode of learning. Conclusion: The web-based e-simulation program FIRST2ACTTM effectively enhanced knowledge, virtual clinical performance, and self-assessed knowledge, skills, confidence, and competence in final-year nursing students. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
- Publisher
- Churchill Livingstone
- Relation
- Nurse Education Today Vol. 35, no. 10 (2015), p. e36-e42
- Rights
- Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1110 Nursing; Clinical learning; Computer-based education; E-simulation; Nursing students; Patient deterioration; Web-based learning
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