Using high fidelity simulation to impact occupational therapy student knowledge, comfort, and confidence in acute care
Background: As the demand for occupational and physical therapists in acute care settings is increasing, students are reporting a need for increased educational preparation to handle the complexities they may face in this setting. This pretest/posttest study examines the impact of an inter-profess...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Western Michigan University
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Open Journal of Occupational Therapy |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1225 |
| Summary: | Background: As the demand for occupational and physical therapists in acute care settings is increasing,
students are reporting a need for increased educational preparation to handle the complexities they may face
in this setting. This pretest/posttest study examines the impact of an inter-professional high fidelity simulation
experience on perceived levels of knowledge, comfort, and confidence among occupational therapy doctorate
students when handling an acutely ill patient in an ICU setting.
Methods: Two cohorts of occupational therapy students participated in an inter-professional acute care
scenario with high fidelity simulation mannequins (Cohort 1, n = 19; Cohort 2, n = 27). Before and after the
simulation, the students rated their perceived level of knowledge, comfort, and confidence with handling
acutely ill patients.
Results: A two-tailed Wilcoxin Signed-Ranks indicated that posttest ranks were statistically significantly
higher than pretest ranks with α = .05 indicating improvement in students’ perceived levels of knowledge,
comfort, and confidence after participating in an acute care simulation.
Conclusion: High fidelity simulation can positively impact students’ perceptions of their knowledge,
comfort, and confidence in handling acutely ill patients. |
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| ISSN: | 2168-6408 2168-6408 |