The purpose of faculty training in the nursing profession is to provide program evaluation to examine evidence-based practice in a simulation of care and provide safe nursing practice. Patients with a tracheostomy are high risk and have numerous problems for nurses to find because of respiratory problems. In addition, understanding the facility policy regarding tracheostomy care, the faculty must possess specific knowledge and skills to provide satisfactory care. Evidence-based research has provided the organization for nurses to improve nursing care standards and practice regarding tracheostomy care (Schreiber, 2015). On the other hand, the patient simulation laboratory (SIM lab) coincides with this setting because it uses state-of-the-art …show more content…
The SIM lab can help in teaching nurses and faculty in practicing tracheostomy care without any harm to the patient. Human patient simulators are sophisticated computer mannequins that can be programmed to exhibit signs and symptom and replicate real patients. The mannequins can have pulses, chest, heart and bowel sounds. All the SIM lab equipment can be hooked up to a hi-tech computer and audio-visual aids. Groups of students and faculty can get to role-play a broad range of different scenarios, with a lab co-coordinator observing, running and intervening in the situation …show more content…
Since nursing is an ever-evolving profession, the faculty's RAM model can be integrated into the SIM lab to help transition nursing faculty to ensure safe and effective tracheostomy care to patients. Further, rubrics can be used as a tool in SIM lab to help validate progression in learning from simple to more complex care concepts (Moughrabi & Wallace, 2015). When the faculty understands the concept of theory and applies it to practice, their training can bring their newly acquired skills into clinical practice. Therefore, Roy's model would work for my DNP project because the staff transitions can be made more effective through the use of simulations so that faculty can be comfortable to respond to any given emergency situation by adapting to any
According to the QSEN Institute (2014), evidence-based practice is knowing how to identify gaps in existing evidence-based guidelines and finding ways to fix these disparities. Because the prison facility does not currently educate directly on the importance of proper and frequent hand washing, a lack in this evidence-based practice of hand washing education was identified and selected for implementation.
My aim is to change the teaching atmosphere from simply cramming information into a more engaging participatory environment. Moreover, I will apply innovative and interactive teaching methods as a course coordinator for the undergraduate pediatric nursing course. I am very invested in trying new teaching methods to strengthen young nurses’ body of knowledge. That was my core motivation for conducting my research study about incorporating e-learning into traditional teaching methods. Correspondingly, I will be qualified to apply for a position on the simulation lab quality improvement committee. As a previous teaching assistant who worked in the first regional simulation lab in Saudi Arabia, I have insight about areas of improvement, so I will incorporate my extensive experience as a nurse practitioner who was trained in the school of nursing at the simulation lab at the University of
Nursing simulation, a progressive method of education and utilized by nursing programs, improves patient outcomes by giving students opportunities to practice and learn new nursing skills in non-threatening environments. The use of simulation experiences origins hold root in the military and airline industries. Nevertheless, since that time, many academic interest groups, including medical and nursing education have adopted this educational method. Furthermore, anticipated is the idea that simulation experiences will allow students the opportunities they need to practice skill sets that will lead to the improvement of the patient’s condition. Additionally, an evaluation of the nursing simulation also serves an important role in determining the effectiveness of the activity in meeting the objectives of various nursing curricula. Completing, recording, and studying the outcomes of a methodical evaluation, such as a rubric, are foundational to the enhancement of both the procedure and results (Robinson & Dearmon, 2013). This capstone project specifically concentrates on the development, implementation, and evaluation of a rubric for nursing simulation scenarios conducted by baccalaureate level nursing students at WKU.
Today, we are continually striving to improve the quality of care that we deliver and the best method in applying relevant research into clinical practice is through evidence based practice (EBP). We have now come to a time in our careers to shift our direction on how to employ evidence based practice techniques when managing our patient's health care needs. Facilitation is a method that has been investigated as a way to help clinicians accomplish the implementation of evidence into practice. As clinicians, we are encouraged to think outside the box and utilize critical thinking skills as well as express our role as nurse practitioners as part of the health care team.
This simulation was the most challenging for me thus far. During this simulation, what resonated with me most was the importance of prioritizing and patient education. In order to successfully complete this VSIM I had to ask the patient how she was breathing despite seeing the 02 level rise and I also decided to give her a breathing mask before giving her an incentive spirometer to encourage her to cough, which in hindsight was common sense. It was surprising to find out this patient smokes even though she has a history of respiratory issues. I imagine that in a real life situation she would receive some patient education about the dangers of smoking and maybe patches to help quit. Overall, I enjoyed this VSIM because I had to correct a lot
Evidence-Based Nursing is a form of Evidence-Based Practice, which is defined as the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values(CITATION DELETED). There are five steps that evidence based practice consists of: assess the patient, ask a searchable clinical question, acquire the best evidence to answer the question, appraise the evidence, and apply it to the patient(CITATION DELETED). I have chosen to write about evidence based nursing practices that can help prevent ventilator- acquired pneumonia. Ventilator-acquired pneumonia is responsible for 90% of nosocomial infections (NI) in the mechanically ventilated population(Grap, Munro, Elswick, Sessler, & Ward, 2004, 83-91) [Click and drag to move] and occurs
For years nurses have gained experience in the medical field through clinical rounds at hospitals and doctors offices. Learning has always taken place first through textbooks and then through personal experience during required clinical time. These methods have proven effective but include limitations to the amount of exposure a student can gain before entering the workforce. A new way of learning is on the rise with the use of High Fidelity Simulations (HFS) or the Sim Man. HFS is a computerized life size manikin that simulates real human responses to treatment. This new technology allows students to practice rare procedures or treat common diagnoses.
Since the capstone project started early on beginning of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program, I was able to discuss and work personally with Dr. Spicer as my practice mentor in selecting the appropriate topic for my project. Dr. Spicer was very involved in choosing my second option for new capstone project # 1 related to simulation lab and faculty teaching and learning. The patient simulation laboratory (SIM lab) uses state-of-the-art equipment that provides students and faculty with the opportunity to tackle real-life scenarios in a safe and supported environment. Further, I learned that active learning involves the faculty through participation and investment in exploring content knowledge in all phases of the learning process. It requires educational activities that provide faculty with the opportunity to engage actively in courses and respond to the learning situation.
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or advanced, patient care scenarios with unending possibilities to promote patient safety and improve outcomes by deterring potential human errors. Simulation promotes learning because it improves skills through repetitive practice, is student centered, provides individualized learning based on experience, delivers breadth of experience through multiple clinical variations, provides an environment that allows mistakes, focuses on active learning opportunities, develops critical thinking skills, improves both confidence and judgment, and finally, helps learners evaluate and reflect upon their learning experience.
In my opinion and my experience, I have found that what gets the attention of management and/or leadership is saving money and improving Press Ganey scores. I also believe that management is more likely to listen to a new idea that is well put together in a presentation style than something that is just written on a piece of paper or spoken to them. I also believe that being able to show the facts and research being the proposal makes a huge difference in getting the attention of management. I am very fortunate to work in two places that respond openly to new evidence-based practice recommendations; however, if that was not the case then it would be my responsibility to put something together in order to catch their attention. I think
Practices in the healthcare field continuously evolve through evidence-based practice (EBP). Evidence-based practice is known as a problem-solving approach to delivering quality health care, and ensuring the best patient outcomes. It is done by integrating one’s own clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research (Mazurek and Fineout-Overholt, 2015). The use of evidence-based practice and its components can help healthcare workers make clinical decisions to enhance the contingency for best clinical outcomes and quality of life for patients and in the work field.
Simulation has taken a bold role in training students of not just procedures and medical competencies, but also clinical skills. Standardized patients have provided a unique human touch in this process of simulation. Specifically those that are trained to provide feedback have become an invaluable tool to medicine. In this paper, the focus will be on the quality of standardized patient debriefing.
Nurses spend many years of their lives studying to get their advanced nursing degree and learning the important concepts that they would need to master to function successfully. Nurses and other health care professionals are under increased scrutiny to provide safe, effective care. Over the past decade, nurses have been part of a movement that reflects perhaps more changes than any two decades combined. To affect better patient outcomes, new knowledge must be transformed into clinically useful forms, effectively implemented across the entire team within a systems context and measured in terms of meaningful impact on performance and health
The beginning of the practicum involved learning about the analysis of peer-reviewed research literature, especially with regard to the effectiveness of education centered on case-based scenarios and the use of ESI triage algorithm. By reading and reviewing these articles I gained knowledge with regards to triage systems, and also acquired insight into how this knowledge contributed to my development of critical thinking skills and will contribute to my practice as an effective nurse educator. The literature reviewed gave me a more detailed understanding of evidence-based practice and familiarity with the triage system. This first provided me with a good foundational basis of knowledge upon which me later experiences within the practicum were grounded. It was useful to have an understanding of the background research involved in triage systems before delving into more practical application of skills.