Improving Attitudes and Perceived Competence in Caring for Dying Patients: An End-of-Life Simulation.

AIM The aim of this study was to assess learning outcomes from a simulation on providing care to a critically ill patient from whom care is ultimately withdrawn. BACKGROUND Nursing students have anxiety and low perceived competence for caring for dying patients. Effective strategies for teaching com...

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Publicado en:Nursing Education Perspectives (National League for Nursing) Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 372 - 379
Autores principales: Lippe, Megan Pfitzinger, Becker, Heather
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: National League for Nursing Nov2015
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          Lippe, Megan Pfitzinger
          Becker, Heather
        affil: Assistant instructor, University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing
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          Outcomes of Education Evaluation
          Simulations
          Terminal Care Education
          Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
          Clinical Competence
          Student Attitudes Evaluation
          Euthanasia, Passive
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          Students, Nursing, Baccalaureate
          Pretest-Posttest Design
          Education Research
          Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory
          Education, Nursing, Theory-Based
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          Female
          Fisher's Exact Test
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          Factor Analysis
          Paired T-Tests
          Convenience Sample
          Instrument Construction
          Adult: 19-44 years
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          Female
      ab: AIM The aim of this study was to assess learning outcomes from a simulation on providing care to a critically ill patient from whom care is ultimately withdrawn. BACKGROUND Nursing students have anxiety and low perceived competence for caring for dying patients. Effective strategies for teaching communication, assessment, and basic nursing skills are needed. METHOD A pretest-posttest design compared perceived competence and attitudes in caring for dying patients with three separate cohorts of undergraduate nursing students performing the simulation. RESULTS The cohorts had significantly improved scores on the perceived competence (p < .001) and attitude (p < .01) measures following the simulation. Reliability for a new instrument to assess perceived competence in caring for dying patients was also established. CONCLUSION This study's simulation offers a robust teaching strategy for improving nursing students' attitudes and perceived competence in caring for dying patients.
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