Advancing Clinical Skills for the Nurse Practitioner Student: A Screen-Based Simulation Approach
Hiboombe Haamankuli, Somali Nguyen, Tracie White, Sarah Khalidi, Andres Azuero, Adam Kinsaul, Sabrina KopfBackground:
Effective clinical documentation is essential to safe patient care, making early training critical for nurse practitioner (NP) students. This project implemented an innovative instructional approach using three Screen-Based Simulation (SBS) cases to introduce history-taking and documentation skills prior to students' first clinical rotation.
Method:
A longitudinal single-cohort design was used, and students completed surveys at two points: immediately after completing the SBS cases and again following their initial clinical rotation.
Results:
Quiz performance showed small improvements from post-SBS to post-clinical (
Conclusion:
Overall, findings suggest that SBS is a valuable strategy for NP education, offering early exposure to essential assessment and documentation skills and helping build students' confidence before entering clinical practice.