Using Simulation to Evaluate Nurse Competencies : Journal for Nurses in Professional Development

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Using Simulation to Evaluate Nurse Competencies

Vanderzwan, Kathryn J. DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC; Schwind, Julie DNP, APRN, ANP-BC; Obrecht, Jennifer DNP, APRN, PCNS-BC; O’Rourke, Jennifer PhD, APRN; Johnson, Alexia Hieber DNP, APRN, CNS-BC

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Journal for Nurses in Professional Development 36(3):p 163-166, 5/6 2020. | DOI: 10.1097/NND.0000000000000630

Abstract

A multimodal nursing pedagogy utilizing simulation was incorporated into annual nurse competencies at a 465-bed academic medical center to translate into practice the required surveillance of a potentially septic patient and the necessary clinical decision-making. Pretest/posttest was used to determine knowledge retention from simulation. Nurses’ sepsis knowledge following simulation was improved. Simulation can provide long-term knowledge retention of sepsis for application into clinical practice and be a viable option for competency assessment for professional nurses.

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