PIONEERING STRATEGIES IN COLLABORATIVE SIMULATIONS:

Uniting Graduate and Undergraduate Nursing Education

K. Brownlee MSN, RN J. McDermott PhD (c), RN Kata Conde MSN, RN
MIDAMERICA
NAZARENE UNIVERSITY
INTRODUCTION & PURPOSE
Tis collaborative simulation experience was designed to enhance
fdelity by presenting the realism of teamwork, chaos, diversity,
and change, the experience provided a lifelike milieu of a four bed
hospital.
Te purpose of this model and cultivate teamwork, collaboration,
inter-professional education and efective communication
through the design, planning, implementation, and evaluation of
a collaborative multi-dimensional simulation experience which
prompted:
undergraduate students to think and act like a nurse and
graduate nursing students to think and act like a nurse educator.
METHODS
Faculty collaborated to coordinate simulation experiences for an
undergraduate senior level course in High Risk Obstetrical Nursing
with a graduate level course in Clinical Education, Simulation,
Education, and Technology.
Students (n=14) and faculty (n=3) completed simulation prep-
arations, chose and executed roles in the simulation, and participated
in the refection debriefng session afer the experience.
RESULTS
Learning objectives were assessed through a refective activity.
Assignment objectives were met. Student Comments:
Tis simulation allowed me to step up and try out my skills, attempt
to collaborate with others, and take initiative, without harming
anyone, or compromising my patients care.
undergraduate student
Te OB simulation I experienced was a marvelous teaching strategy
that integrated emerging technology, communication, patient
care, and critical thinking while simultaneously monitoring and
evaluating students learning experiences and instructors teaching
interventions.
graduate student
Undergraduate & Graduate Faculty Planning
COLLABORATIVE LEARNING
Undergraduate
Student
Participation
Graduate
Student
Participation