Nursing Students' Recognition of and Response to Deteriorating Patients

Simulation-based nursing education is an increasingly used pedagogical approach.

The overall aim of this intervention study is to examine the effects of an high-fidelity simulation intervention developed to identify how recognizing and responding to patient deterioration improves the knowledge and self-confidence of undergraduate nursing students.

Specific aims:

• To describe and estimate the change in undergraduate nursing students' knowledge and perceived self-confidence after an high-fidelity simulation intervention.
• To identify the barriers and enablers that may impact on a successful implementation of the high-fidelity simulation intervention.

Half of the participants will receive an intervention with high-fidelity simulation, while the other half will not receive any instructional intervention. All participants will answer a questionnaire developed to measure perceived knowledge and levels of self-confidence pre- and post-intervention or before and after a meeting (control group). Five students and six faculty members will also be interviewed as a part of a process evaluation.

The study is part of a PhD project.

Inclusion criteria

• All undergraduate nursing students at two universities enrolling in a specific course that includes high-fidelity simulation

Exclusion criteria

• None