Nursing Simulation Experience Summary

Summary

Simulation learning is becoming more fascinating as the advancement of technology practiced across all domains of education, this is the same is true in nursing education. Simulation experience provides opportunity for students to practice patient care prior to the actual clinical setting. It allows students to reflect on their own skill by critically thinking and analyzing the action. Simulation learning promotes active learning process and helps students to evaluate and investigate the alternative teaching methods. It also opens a news ways for educators and researchers to practice and improve nursing education as the nursing field advanced.

Introduction

Simulated experience is successfully driving the learning process in nursing education by comprising certain components that clearly presents the objectives to students before engaging in the simulation experience. As we move forward I have high expectation for using simulation in nursing education, because the integral technology and clinical simulation in the nursing education curriculum, the appropriate use

of simulation patient hour is addressed. As a nursing student each time I go to being prepared for the simulation learning in the same manner I do for actual patient care. However, there are still several challenges that need critical thinking to determine the correct clinical decision and intervention to solve the problem. Sometimes the educator in simulation learning acts to facilitate and provide hit about the situation. Consequently, students make clinical decision by critically thinking based on the provided hit from the actors to giving the best patient care.
Although, actors are important in providing hit about the situation, there is a time where actors show to much reaction toward the simulation learner. This time students get confused in handling patients (simulation actors) behaviors. Of course, there is a probability of getting that kind of situation in real world in patient with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Practicing such type of setting in the simulation learning helps the students to get prepare themselves for the actual clinical learning. If students phases patient with dementia or Alzheimer’s they can easily manage patient behavior from the experience they acquired in simulation.
In today’s simulation learning I demonstrate wet to dry clean dressing change and patient teaching.

I was able to demonstrate the proper sterile techniques while changing dressing. Also I was frequently teaching the patient how to change dressing, flushing, and cap change at home. I also try to address significant of life style change in patient with diabetes and wound healing process. Another things I did was changing colostomy bag and patient teaching, it was a fascinating learning experience. I was able to demonstrate stoma and skin care, checked the stoma color, and measured the stoma size. I also asked the patient if they have pain or abdominal discomfort. While demonstrating I was teaching patient how to clean stoma, healthy stoma appearance (pink or red), report immediately to healthcare providers if the stoma turns brown or dusky, and to use appropriate cleaning agent such as soap and

water.
When patient dies in the hospital or home care setting nurses has the responsibility to provide postmortem care, it is the care of a body after patient died (). Personally, I have been around the dead bodies, but I have never done postmortem care before, when I work as a nursing assistant in the nursing home. Practicing this experience in the simulation learning with the actors gives as to have an idea, what priority needs to be done for dead patient in the real world such as preparing the patient for viewing by the family members, making the patient look good, cleaning the room, providing appropriate disposition patient’s belongingness, giving some space and ensuring proper patient identification for funeral home.
Conclusion
This simulation experience was amazing and fascinating than the first and second one; I have learned several things that help towards my future success. It was a wonderful learning experience that helps prior to my actual clinical setting. Even though, I still need to do more, I feel confident, when I demonstrate especially wound care and colostomy bag. Generally, it was great moment where I test my knowledge and concept I had from previous course learning.