| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8565085 | Nursing for Women's Health | 2017 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
Simulation may help both novice and experienced clinicians maintain competence in managing high-risk, low-frequency obstetric and perinatal complications and emergencies. Therefore, we designed a pre-/posttest study to determine whether a day of nurse-led lecture plus low-fidelity simulation would increase registered nurses' self-assessed knowledge and confidence in managing five high-risk obstetric/perinatal situations. The Nursing Management of OB/Perinatal Complications & Emergencies (NursOB) scale was distributed to 67 labor/birth and postpartum nurses before and after a simulation training day. Preliminary findings supported validity and reliability of the NursOB scale, but nurses' knowledge and confidence did not improve after the simulation (p < .05). Anecdotally, nurses' interest in competence reviews was reinvigorated, and we gained practical knowledge in simulation delivery. Future simulations could enhance outcome measures, improve drills, and establish criterion-related validity of the NursOB scale. More research is warranted.
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Authors
Martha E. Farrar Highfield, Carolyn Scharf-Swaller, Lawrence Chu,