Nurse Anesthesia DNP Project Presentations
Enhancing Student Learning in Nurse Anesthesia: Simulation for Rapid Sequence Induction
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Graduate
Major
Nurse Anesthesia
List all Project Mentors & Advisor(s)
Dr. Armstrong; Dr. Eye
Presentation Format
Poster Presentation
Abstract/Description
Student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs) experience difficulty in bridging the gap between theory and practice when transitioning from class work to real-world situations in the clinical setting. Simulations help bridge the gap between theory and practice for students as they transition from textbooks to the clinical setting. Utilizing high-fidelity simulations allow the learner to participate in scenario-based learning exercises (SBLE) or simulations in a safe environment. Simulations give educators an opportunity to introduce skills and apply deliberate practice in a safe environment and use evidence-based practice during a controlled scenario. Anesthesia is, by the majority, considered a hands-on job and many students do not benefit from a “watch and learn” scenario. Given this, emergency scenarios such as rapid sequence induction need to be taught using educational tools such as simulations. A step by step checklist and simulation were created using the NLN/Jefferies Simulation Framework. By using the checklist as both a guide and a grading tool, learners benefit from consistency and structure. Implementation of a structured rapid sequence induction simulation using checklists showed that all seventeen of students that participated, benefited from the exercise. simulation. While all students responded on post-survey that they learned during the simulation, the simulation itself needs reevaluated for future use. Lack of other instructors made individual assessment of each student not plausible. The time allotment given also made full immersion of the simulation difficult.
Keywords: simulation, rapid sequence induction, nurse anesthesia, scenario-based learning
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Nurse Anesthesia DNP Project Presentations (NUR 915)
Enhancing Student Learning in Nurse Anesthesia: Simulation for Rapid Sequence Induction
Student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs) experience difficulty in bridging the gap between theory and practice when transitioning from class work to real-world situations in the clinical setting. Simulations help bridge the gap between theory and practice for students as they transition from textbooks to the clinical setting. Utilizing high-fidelity simulations allow the learner to participate in scenario-based learning exercises (SBLE) or simulations in a safe environment. Simulations give educators an opportunity to introduce skills and apply deliberate practice in a safe environment and use evidence-based practice during a controlled scenario. Anesthesia is, by the majority, considered a hands-on job and many students do not benefit from a “watch and learn” scenario. Given this, emergency scenarios such as rapid sequence induction need to be taught using educational tools such as simulations. A step by step checklist and simulation were created using the NLN/Jefferies Simulation Framework. By using the checklist as both a guide and a grading tool, learners benefit from consistency and structure. Implementation of a structured rapid sequence induction simulation using checklists showed that all seventeen of students that participated, benefited from the exercise. simulation. While all students responded on post-survey that they learned during the simulation, the simulation itself needs reevaluated for future use. Lack of other instructors made individual assessment of each student not plausible. The time allotment given also made full immersion of the simulation difficult.
Keywords: simulation, rapid sequence induction, nurse anesthesia, scenario-based learning