Setting the Next Vital Sign Observation Interval as a Learning Objective in Simulation-Based Nursing Education: A Prospective Exploratory Observational Study.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Abnormal vital signs often precede in-hospital clinical deterioration, but little is known about how nurses decide when to recheck vital signs. We examined how nurse characteristics relate to the next vital sign observation interval after detecting abnormal values and how this decision could be used as a learning objective in simulation-based education. Methods: In this prospective exploratory observational study at a university hospital in Japan, twenty-seven nurses used a full-body patient simulator across three scenarios: normal, low-urgency, and moderate-risk (moderately abnormal vital signs according to National Early Warning Score 2 [NEWS2] risk bands). After each assessment, participants specified in hours the interval they considered appropriate

SUBMITTER: Endo K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12736265 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature