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Purpose of Project: The purpose of this project was to modify the current cross-training program to include simulation-based education to increase step-down nurses’ knowledge and confidence in providing care for patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation while increasing learning satisfaction with simulation in cross-training to the surgical ICU.
Methodology: This quality improvement project used a one-group pre- and post-intervention design with a convenience sample of step-down nurses at a hospital in New York City. Participants evaluated their level of self-confidence, knowledge, and learner satisfaction before and after the use of simulated scenarios. Two months after the educational intervention, the participants were asked to retake the post-knowledge survey.
Results: Overall, there was a significant increase in the total participant confidence scores preintervention (M = 27.9) and post-intervention (M = 32.0; p = .003). There was a significant increase in the total number of correctly answered questions prior to the simulation intervention (M = 7.1) compared with the scores two-months post intervention (M = 10.3; p = .000). Following the intervention there was a significant increase in pre-intervention satisfaction scores (M = 20.2) and post-intervention confidence scores; (M =24.4; p = .000).
Implications for Practice: Simulation provides the ability to engage within complex scenarios without the pressure of potentially harming a patient, allowing for submersion into learning that is otherwise excluded
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Simulation
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Mechanical ventilation
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Cross-training
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Nursing education
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Nursing confidence
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Nursing knowledge
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Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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1 online resource (95 pages) : illustrations
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DNP
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Includes bibliographical references
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School of Nursing (RBHS) DNP Projects
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