NSG 3039 Week 5 Discussion Simulation in Healthcare

NSG 3039 Week 5 Discussion Simulation in Healthcare

Simulation is a new technique utilized in different parts of the current healthcare system, incorporated in hospitals, clinics, community colleges, and medical and nursing schools. Nursing education and training programs utilize simulation to help in teaching new skills and knowledge required to improve the quality and safety of care provided (Craig et al., 2017). Consequently, recent studies reveal that simulation can also help in educating patients and their families regarding upcoming procedures and how they can be able to provide care outside the hospital setting. Interactive learning also helps patients and families talk about their worries and fears regarding a given condition or prescribed medication.

According to Leventhal’s self-regulation theory, visual ideas of an experience can help decrease anxiety levels among patients which also leads to reduced duration of hospital stay. In the same line, nurses can utilize interactive simulators such as Sim Junior to demonstrate upcoming procedures to patients, and educate families on better ways of managing certain conditions such as wound infection once the patient has been discharged (Fitzgerald, & Ward, 2019). Puppet simulation has been utilized previously in preparing pediatric patients for upcoming surgeries and even in the management of diabetes, with a positive outcome. Additionally, nurses can utilize simulation in teaching patients how to manage seizures at home, and mothers on bets neonatal home care.

Several approaches have been proposed to help nurses implement the use of simulation in promoting patient and family education (Craig et al., 2017). Such approaches include: disclosing patient information in a thoughtful and meaningful manner while giving the patient and family a chance to participate as part of the care team; allow the patient and their family members to take an active role in their healthcare; and creating a partnership with the patient and family to promote collaborative care through simulation.

References

Craig, S. L., McInroy, L. B., Bogo, M., & Thompson, M. (2017). Enhancing competence in health social work education through simulation-based learning: Strategies from a case study of a family session. Journal of Social Work Education, 53(sup1), S47-S58. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2017.1288597