Descriptive Analysis of Student Diagnostic and Documentation Skill Development in a low Fidelity Simulation in Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Education.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Nursing educators face challenges in helping registered nurses prepare to be psychiatric nurse practitioners. Nursing educators must consider the variation of students' skill sets, experience levels, and the shortage of preceptors. Simulations can help overcome limited clinical sites and standardize skill acquisition. High-fidelity simulations can be helpful but are labor-intensive and expensive. Low-fidelity simulations are adaptable to fit the learning needs of psychiatric nurse practitioner students but little research has evaluated these simulations.

Objective

This paper evaluates a series of low-fidelity interventions used to help students learn diagnostic criteria, treatment decisions, and documentation.

Methods

A retrospective descriptive analysis

SUBMITTER: Guenzel N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11418308 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature