Anita Øgård-Repål1, Åsne Knutson De Presno2, Mariann Fossum3. 1. Department of Health and Nursing Science, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Centre for Caring Research, Southern Norway, University of Agder, P.O. Box 422, 4604 Kristiansand, Norway. Electronic address: anita.ogard-repal@uia.no. 2. Department of Health and Nursing Science, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Centre for Caring Research, Southern Norway, University of Agder, Grimstad, Norway. Electronic address: asne.depresno@uia.no. 3. Department of Health and Nursing Science, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Centre for Caring Research, Southern Norway, University of Agder, Grimstad, Norway. Electronic address: mariann.fossum@uia.no.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the available evidence supporting the efficacy of using simulation with standardized patients to prepare nursing students for mental health clinical practice. DESIGN: Integrative literature review. DATA SOURCES: A systematic search of the electronic databases CINAHL (EBSCOhost), Embase, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and SveMed+ was conducted to identify empirical studies published until November 2016. Multiple search terms were used. Original empirical studies published in English and exploring undergraduate nursing students' experiences of simulation with standardized patients as preparation for mental health nursing practice were included. A search of reference lists and gray literature was also conducted. In total, 1677 studies were retrieved; the full texts of 78 were screened by 2 of the authors, and 6 studies reminded in the review. REVIEW METHODS: The authors independently reviewed the studies in three stages by screening the titles, abstracts, and full texts, and the quality of the included studies was assessed in the final stage. Design-specific checklists were used for quality appraisal. The thematic synthesizing method was used to summarize the findings of the included studies. RESULTS: The studies used four different research designs, both qualitative and quantitative. All studies scored fairly low in the quality appraisal. The five themes identified were enhanced confidence, clinical skills, anxiety regarding the unknown, demystification, and self-awareness. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study indicate that simulation with standardized patients could decrease students' anxiety level, shatter pre-assumptions, and increase self-confidence and self-awareness before entering clinical practice in mental health. More high-quality studies with larger sample sizes are required because of the limited evidence provided by the six studies in the present review.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the available evidence supporting the efficacy of using simulation with standardized patients to prepare nursing students for mental health clinical practice. DESIGN: Integrative literature review. DATA SOURCES: A systematic search of the electronic databases CINAHL (EBSCOhost), Embase, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and SveMed+ was conducted to identify empirical studies published until November 2016. Multiple search terms were used. Original empirical studies published in English and exploring undergraduate nursing students' experiences of simulation with standardized patients as preparation for mental health nursing practice were included. A search of reference lists and gray literature was also conducted. In total, 1677 studies were retrieved; the full texts of 78 were screened by 2 of the authors, and 6 studies reminded in the review. REVIEW METHODS: The authors independently reviewed the studies in three stages by screening the titles, abstracts, and full texts, and the quality of the included studies was assessed in the final stage. Design-specific checklists were used for quality appraisal. The thematic synthesizing method was used to summarize the findings of the included studies. RESULTS: The studies used four different research designs, both qualitative and quantitative. All studies scored fairly low in the quality appraisal. The five themes identified were enhanced confidence, clinical skills, anxiety regarding the unknown, demystification, and self-awareness. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study indicate that simulation with standardized patients could decrease students' anxiety level, shatter pre-assumptions, and increase self-confidence and self-awareness before entering clinical practice in mental health. More high-quality studies with larger sample sizes are required because of the limited evidence provided by the six studies in the present review.
Authors: Lorena Gutiérrez-Puertas; Verónica V Márquez-Hernández; Vanesa Gutiérrez-Puertas; Genoveva Granados-Gámez; Gabriel Aguilera-Manrique Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2020-03-26 Impact factor: 3.390