Knowledge Accessed and Used by Nursing Students During a High-Fidelity Patient Simulator Experience

• In Event: 16.033 - Uses of Simulation

Abstract

36 nursing students, in groups, participated in a high fidelity patient simulation followed by a stimulated recall procedure wherein students viewed a video recording of themselves and when asked at five different times “What were you thinking at that moment” typed their responses on a computer. The purpose was to determine the explicit knowledge (EK) and tacit knowledge (TK) activated during five events. Results indicated that certain events activated EK, some TK, some both. Activated knowledge was often insufficient to carry out relevant procedures. Also, knowledge activated varied considerably depending on what students were doing during the simulation. In addition, the innovated stimulated recall procedure worked very well.

Authors

• Jane Kropp Durham, University of Toledo

• Thomas G. Dunn, University of Toledo