Abstract

Preparing senior nursing students for their last year of clinical rotations can be challenging. Frequently students have not had the opportunity to perform important, high level skills outside of the skills classroom. To enhance student performance a four-hour simulation skills boot camp was incorporated into clinical orientation.

Author Details

Catherine A. Hiler, DNP and Deidra S. Pennington, MSN

Sigma Membership

Tau Phi

Lead Author Affiliation

Jefferson College of Health Sciences, Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Confidence, Simulation, Skills

Conference Name

Nursing Education Research Conference 2018

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International,National League for Nursing

Conference Location

Washington, DC, USA

Conference Year

2018

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The use of a skills simulation boot camp to increase self-confidence in prelicensure BSN students

Washington, DC, USA

Preparing senior nursing students for their last year of clinical rotations can be challenging. Frequently students have not had the opportunity to perform important, high level skills outside of the skills classroom. To enhance student performance a four-hour simulation skills boot camp was incorporated into clinical orientation.