Degree Name
Nursing Practice, DNP
Publication Date
9-30-2025
First Advisor
Lisa Drake
Second Advisor
Chandra Carter
Abstract
The Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (AASN) faculty use simulation as a teaching modality to assist nursing students in preparing for their clinical experiences by transitioning knowledge into practice. To successfully facilitate simulations, faculty must possess knowledge and competence in facilitating simulation sessions. Faculty at the practice site lacked these characteristics due to the nonexistence of a simulation training program. This quasi-experimental quality improvement project aimed to implement formal simulation training for faculty to influence self-perceived knowledge and competence in facilitation constructed by the Adult Learning Theory and the Awareness-Desire-Knowledge-Ability-Reinforcement (ADKAR) Change Model. The PI evaluated knowledge and competence with pre- and post-Simulation Educator Needs Assessment Tool (SENAT) surveys. The pre- and post-SENAT survey results established statistical significance (p = 0.002), using a paired sample t-test, of increased reporting of self-perceived knowledge and competence. The results of the DNP project revealed the positive influence that formal simulation training had on the faculty’s preparedness to successfully and independently facilitate simulation and further professional development to produce high-quality nurse educators.
Rights Management
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Recommended Citation
Hawkins, Cherrelle, "Quality Improvement Project High-Quality Simulation Training for High-Quality Nurse Educators" (2025). Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects. 219.
https://arch.astate.edu/dnp-projects/219
