Assistant Professor, Creighton University, College of Nursing Omaha, NE, USA.
Professor and PhD Program Director, Villanova University, M Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova, PA, USA.
Int J Palliat Nurs. 2020 Mar 2;26(3):133-142. doi: 10.12968/ijpn.2020.26.3.133.
The purpose of this quasi-experimental one-group repeated measure (pre-test/post-test) study was to determine the effect of an end-of-life (EoL) simulation-based experience (SBE) on active and observer nursing students' palliative care knowledge and self-awareness.
Baccalaureate nursing (BSN) graduates must demonstrate competence in EoL care; however, gaining EoL experience is challenging given constraints on nursing faculty and clinical sites. Research also is needed to determine whether similar outcomes are achieved by active and observer participants after EoL SBE.
Senior-level BSN students' palliative care knowledge and self-awareness of active and observer participants were measured before and after an EoL SBE.
Knowledge and self-awareness increased (<0.001) post-SBE in all participants, with equivalent post-test scores (≥0.248) for active (M=130.1; M=80.5) and observer (M=128.3; M=77.9) participants.
EoL SBE is an effective method for increasing student palliative care competence. Student observers benefit as much as active participants on knowledge and self-awareness outcomes.
本准实验性单组重复测量(前测/后测)研究旨在确定基于生命终末期(EoL)模拟体验(SBE)对主动参与和观察式护理学生的姑息治疗知识和自我意识的影响。
护理学士(BSN)毕业生必须在生命终末期护理方面表现出能力;然而,由于护理教师和临床场所的限制,获得生命终末期经验具有挑战性。还需要研究在生命终末期 SBE 后,主动参与和观察式参与者是否取得类似的结果。
在生命终末期 SBE 前后,测量了高级 BSN 学生的姑息治疗知识和主动参与者和观察式参与者的自我意识。
所有参与者的知识和自我意识在 SBE 后均增加(<0.001),主动参与者(M=130.1;M=80.5)和观察式参与者(M=128.3;M=77.9)的后测得分相等(≥0.248)。
生命终末期 SBE 是提高学生姑息治疗能力的有效方法。学生观察者在知识和自我意识方面的受益与主动参与者相同。