Degree Name

Nursing Practice, DNP

Publication Date

8-5-2024

Upload Date

2024

First Advisor

Linda Latting

Second Advisor

Monia Jaramillo

Abstract

This DNP project aimed to increase medication competence in undergraduate nursing students through an unfolding high-fidelity simulation. Before the implementation of this project, students at the project site had experienced minimal exposure to obstetrical nursing care and medication administration. This quality improvement project occurred at a community college in Texas, with undergraduate nursing students (n=18). The participants completed an Evolve pretest, unfolding high-fidelity simulation, Simulation Effectiveness Tool-Modified (SET-M) survey, and an Evolve posttest. The unfolding simulation consisted of a three-part simulation with a preeclamptic obstetrical patient that started at a physician’s office, progressed to triage, and ended as an inpatient in a Labor & Delivery (L&D) unit. The methods utilized to analyze the project were a paired t-test and descriptive statistics. The paired t-tests provided statistically significant results, with an increase of 23.42 from the pre-test to the post-test mean. Descriptive statistics were performed on the survey, and most participants agreed that unfolding simulation was adequate for their learning. While simulation has become a mainstay of nursing education, this quality improvement project has provided quality results to help improve how simulation is taught and can become an effective technique for specialty nursing areas to ensure successful student learning.

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