Managing the deteriorating patient in a simulated environment: nursing students’ knowledge, skill and situation awareness

Simon Cooper, Leigh Kinsman, Penny Buykx, Tracy McConnell‐Henry, Ruth Endacott and Julie Scholes

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2010, vol. 19, issue 15‐16, 2309-2318

Abstract: Aim. To examine, in a simulated environment, the ability of final‐year nursing students to assess, identify and respond to patients either deteriorating or at risk of deterioration. Background. The early identification and management of patient deterioration has a major impact on patient outcomes. ‘Failure to rescue’ is of international concern, with significant concerns over nurses’ ability to detect deterioration, the reasons for which are unknown. Design. Mixed methods incorporating quantitative measures of performance (knowledge, skill and situation awareness) and, to be reported at a later date, a qualitative reflective review of decision processes. Methods. Fifty‐one final‐year, final‐semester student nurses attended a simulation laboratory. Students completed a knowledge questionnaire and two video‐recorded simulated scenarios (mannequin based) to assess skill performance. The scenarios simulated deteriorating patients with hypovolaemic and septic shock. Situation awareness was measured by randomly stopping each scenario and asking a series of questions relating to the situation. Results. The mean knowledge score was 74% (range 46–100%) and the mean skill performance score across both scenarios was 60% (range 30–78%). Skill performance improved significantly (p

Date: 2010
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