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Journal article
Nursing Students as Epidemiologists: A Simulation Approach
Clinical simulation in nursing, v 12(2), pp 51-61
Feb 2016
PMID: 32288882
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Abstract
Simulation is commonly used in nursing education to teach clinical skills. Here, we describe the development processes, implementation, and evaluation of an epidemiology simulation used in a community and public health nursing undergraduate clinical course at the University of Pennsylvania. The simulation was designed to teach students the principles and concepts of outbreak investigation and was based on the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak in Toronto, Canada. The simulation places students in the role of a public health nurse in the outbreak investigation team, working in groups of five to seven students to complete analyses and make recommendations under time and information constraints. Since piloting in spring 2014, we have run the simulation three times (summer and fall 2014 and summer 2015). Student evaluations show high levels of engagement and interest and substantial increase in the skills and expertise required in an outbreak investigation. We share key lessons learned, including resources required for simulation development and delivery, revisions to the simulation format and content in response to student feedback, and transferability and sustainability of the simulation. Overall, simulation was a feasible and effective modality to teach epidemiology and should be considered in community and public health nursing courses.
•We developed an outbreak investigation simulation to teach nursing students principles of epidemiology.•Students reported increases in skills and expertise related to outbreak investigation.•We report lessons for future simulations including transferability, sustainability, physical settings, use of technology, expertise, and resources.
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- Title
- Nursing Students as Epidemiologists: A Simulation Approach
- Creators
- Harriet Okatch - University of PennsylvaniaTimothy Joseph Sowicz - University of PennsylvaniaHelen Teng - University of PennsylvaniaLucille Pilling - University of PennsylvaniaMonica Harmon - University of PennsylvaniaChristine Brewer - University of PennsylvaniaAlison Buttenheim - University of Pennsylvania
- Publication Details
- Clinical simulation in nursing, v 12(2), pp 51-61
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Nursing (Undergraduate)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000369833100004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84957827654
- Other Identifier
- 991021888584004721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Nursing