Benefits of a Pediatric Clinic Simulation Using Standardized Patients in Family Nurse Practitioner Education. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a pediatric clinic simulation with standardized patients on anxiety, self-efficacy, and performance in family nurse practitioner students. A pediatric clinic simulation was developed in which family nurse practitioner students encountered standardized patients presenting for a well-child visit or exhibiting a common chief complaint. Anxiety and self-efficacy were assessed pre/post the simulation intervention, along with faculty-observed student performance. The clinic simulation resulted in increased self-efficacy, lower anxiety, and improved performance (p < .01). High-fidelity simulation of a pediatric clinic was found to foster development of clinical competency, lower student anxiety, and improve self-efficacy.

published proceedings

  • Nurs Educ Perspect

author list (cited authors)

  • Weston, C., Jones-Schubart, K., Hare, M., Gosselin, K., & Cook, S.

citation count

  • 4

complete list of authors

  • Weston, Cindy||Jones-Schubart, Kara||Hare, Martha||Gosselin, Kevin||Cook, Sharon

publication date

  • November 2021