Communicating out loud: A qualitative study of midwifery students' experiences of a simulation exercise for neonatal resuscitation.

Midwifery students feel unprepared to deal with commonly encountered emergencies, such as neonatal resuscitation. Clinical simulation of emergencies may provide a safe forum for students to develop necessary skills. A simulation exercise, for neonatal resuscitation, was developed and evaluated using qualitative methods. Pre and post-simulation questions focussed on student confidence and knowledge of resuscitation. Data were analysed using a thematic analysis approach. Pre-simulation questions revealed that most students considered themselves not very confident/unsure about their level of confidence in undertaking neonatal resuscitation.

Source: Nurse Education in Practice - October 23, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Mary Carolan-Olah, Gina Kruger, Vera Brown, Felicity Lawton, Melissa Mazzarino, Vidanka Vasilevski Tags: Clinical education Source Type: research