Nursing current advancement
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John Doe
Professor O. Jean
ENC1102
15 July 2020
Simulation Training for Nursing Students
They can’t fly or read minds, but they still save lives! Nurses are the modern-day
superheroes. In today’s evolving world of technology, the medical field welcomes advancements
with open arms. The best way for a nursing student to craft and hone their skills is with on-the-
job training. Since it is not safe for nursing students to practice on actual human beings right
away, simulation training is the next best thing. Simulation training allows students to practice
on human like figures, ranging from babies to adults, that are able to breathe, maintain a pulse
and blood pressure, go into cardiac arrest, and much more. With this technological advancement,
nursing students will be able to enter the medical field with more knowledge and confidence,
better manage stressful situations, and produce less errors.
It has been proven effective in any place of work that on-the-job training is the best
method of learning. Just the same as a sponge, some students soak up all the knowledge that a
textbook contains, but others require hands on learning. When learning new techniques, tools,
body parts, etc., touching them teaches the brain muscle memory allowing students to put a face
to the name. “… simulation had improved students’ learning in terms of knowledge, critical
thinking, reasoning and self-confidence” (Agha, 19). These simulations allow students to be able
to learn and perfect possible scenarios before going into clinicals. “Through simulated practices,
the student health professional can improve technical, communication and also behavioral skills,
develop critical observation, learn to work in a team, and exercise clinical reasoning and
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decision-making” (Fonseca, 3). Hospital staff, patients, and their family’s minds can be more at
ease knowing that nursing students are getting the most out of their education before entering the
medical field.
A hospital is the home of chaos. While one wing may be silent, another contains the
screams of a mother giving birth, or doctors and nurses scrambling to keep their patient alive in
an operating room. Nurses must be able to manage their stress in any situation thrown at them. In
a study conducted on Hybrid simulations, groups of three to four nursing students were able to
work with various forms of simulations from low to high technologies. This exercise essentially
mirrored a high-volume emergency room scenario. “Hybrid simulation is the combination of
more than one simulation modality in a single teaching or evaluation exercise…Hybrid
simulations allows for the training of technical skills combined with communication proficiency”
(Unver, p. 264). Professionalism and teamwork, although frequently overlooked, are some of the
most important skills a nurse should bear. As a nurse you will never be working alone. You are
working with other nurses, doctors, your patients, and their families. In stressful situations,
nurses must be able to keep themselves, the patient, and the patient’s family cool, calm, and
collected. “Previous experience with simulated patients helped me a lot. I feel confident and
calm when dealing with a real patient and families” (Agha, P2,6).
In a hospital lives are always on the line. Nurses and doctors have a job that they are
expected to do. That is to exhaust every last option in order to save the lives of their patients,
therefore there is little to no room for error. “Our goal is to provide students the opportunity to
simulate an emergency, analyze the situation and think critically informing and implementing a
plan of case management… to help students learn what it’s like to have to make decisions
quickly in an environment where it is safe to make mistakes” (Dowling, par. 4). When students
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can make mistakes and learn from them without being scolded or criticized, confidence is
gained. A confident person produces greater and more precise work, allowing no room for error.
After many evaluations, it has been proven that simulation training would benefit nurses
by being added to every nursing program’s curriculum. Simulation training allows hands on
learning before dealing with live patients and affords students the opportunity to learn how to
keep calm in stressful situations. Nursing students who participated in simulation training came
out more confident in what they learned, allowing them to not feel so anxious and stressed when
heading into clinicals and entering the medical field. With this extra practice the margin for error
is minimized. Therefore, simulation training is the way to go.
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