Date of Award
Summer 2021
Document Type
Project – Full Written
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Committee Chair
Tracy Arnold
Abstract
Background: Hospital administrators have noted a lack of clinical judgment in novice nurses, which can result in negative client outcomes. This paper describes the implementation of a multi-client simulation experience with the purpose of determining if the experience improved communication, prioritization, and clinical judgment.
Method: A descriptive, pretest postest study, using the National League for Nursing (NLN) Jeffries Simulation Theory, examined the perceived competence of 37 senior level Associate Degree Nursing students.
Intervention: The participants rated their perceived competence on the Perceived Competence Scale and were scored on the ISBAR Interprofessional Communication Rubric (IICR) and the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric (LCJR).
Results: Participants felt an increase in their perceived competence in communication, prioritization, and clinical judgement. The average score on the IICR was 7.70 out of 15 and most students scored developing on the LCJR.
Conclusion: The findings support the benefit of a multi-client simulation experience to improve communication, prioritization, and clinical judgment in nursing students.
Recommended Citation
Combs, Adam K., "A Multi-Client Simulation to Improve Communication, Prioritization, and Clinical Judgment Among Nursing Students" (2021). Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects. 21.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/nursing-dnp/21
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