Essay - Simulators in Nursing Training Abstract Simulators are Used to Teach...

Simulators in Nurs*****g Training

Abstract

Simulators are used to teach expose nurse anesthesiologists to a number of clinical conditions that they will encounter in the field. The usefulness and relevance of simula*****r tra*****ing has been debated for many years. This study examined the usefulness of simulators in exposing nurse anesthesiologists to real-world scenarios. It ***** a survey to ex*****mine this issue as well ***** open-ended questions ***** gain greater insight into group opinions. The results of the study indicated ***** although, a majority of the nursing programs use simulators, the number of hours that each individual student spends is limited. ***** findings of ***** study indicate that simulator training is not as *****ful ***** practical experience in a real ***** setting. The key problems found were trainers that did not adequately understand ***** ***** enough to use it as an effective training *****ol.

***** 4: Results

The survey consisted of three parts. The first part addressed demographic data for the sample population. Part II addressed ***** usage ***** simulator training in various programs. Part III measured nurse reactions to their simulator ***** *****s. Descriptive techniques ***** used to *****alyze the *****. Parts I and II are frequency responses. Part III consists of Likert Scale ***** where ***** respondent would ***** the degree ***** which they agreed or dis***** with the statement regarding simulators. The Likert scale was analyzed using frequency distribution.

***** addition to quantitative methods, open-ended questions were used to illicit more depth from the respondents. The respondents were categorized according to their usage of a simulator as a p*****rt of their educational experience. ********** comments will not weigh heavily into the analysis, but they will add to the knowledge obtained from the quantitative portion of the study.

Part I

Demographic information included gender, age, years of experience as a CRNA, Degree achieved and length ***** ***** program that ***** attended. This sample population consisted of 109 total respondents. Eighty-six of the participants had experience using a simul*****tor as a part ***** their training program. A majority of the respondents ***** females, with the largest portion falling *****in the 34-44 year old age bracket. A ***** of ***** students considered themselves to be full time employees. The aver***** length of program was 27-29 months and had a m*****ster's degree in nursing. ***** years of ***** as a *****, both for those ***** h*****d simulator training as a ***** of ***** educational experience ***** ***** that did not was ********** 34-44 ***** old. Now we have an average snapshot of the nurse ***** responded to the questionnaire. This ***** of respondents represents the ***** CRNA working in the field.

***** II

***** second part of the ***** ********** how ***** simulator ***** was ***** as a part of their training. Out ***** 109 total respondents, 86 reported to ***** used a simulator as a part of their *****. This portion was asked to respond to the remainder of the survey. Sixty-three ***** the ********** received training on a ***** prior