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Can Game Play Teach Student Nurses How to Save Lives ‐‐ An Undergraduate Training Proposal for Student Nurses in Pediatric Respiratory Diseases with a Living World

Gaming Construct April 13, 2012

Copyright 2011 University of Texas at Dallas, University of Texas at Arlington

Copyright 2012 Judy LeFlore. All rights reserved.

Disclosure University of Texas at Arlington is a Laerdal Center of Excellence

This presentation is not being sponsored by any company or organization and I am not promoting any commercial product.

Funding in part by University of Texas System, Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, and Health Resources and Services Administration and


Purpose of Study 1. Compare gaming technology to lecture for delivery of undergraduate nursing pediatric respiratory content

Compare outcomes: 1) knowledge acquisition; 2) knowledge transfer; 3) knowledge retention; 4) accuracy/timeliness of care 5) student satisfaction


MethodsFirst Developed:Virtual Pediatric Patients™ (VPPs™)Virtual Pediatric Unit™ (VPU™)Game Components


Virtual Patients


Virtual Nurses, Staff, Families


Virtual Pediatric Unit™


Game Components‐ Orientation


Mini‐Games


Round 1


Assessment


Confidence/Clock


Methods Randomized, controlled trial Baccalaureate students nurses in a pediatric course (n = 106)

Experimental group = game play in computer lab + standardized simulation

Control group = lecture + standardized simulation

All participated in 2 Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) with mannequins


Measurement ToolsDemographics – SurveyMonkey 10‐item knowledge test after OSCEsTechnical Evaluation Tool (TET) – one for each OSCE

Satisfaction Tool (12 items) –experimental group only


ResultsParticipants n = 93 (86%)No differences in demographics


Knowledge


TET Emily


TET Sophia


Health Resources and Services Administration http://www.nursingap.com/dashboard/


Health Resources and Services Administration Interprofessional Education (IPE) Technology Hybrid program

Tele‐health for case‐based teams of students Game‐based Mannequin‐based


Virtual Airway Trainer Pattern recognition Error recognition Self correction Deliberative practice More learning occurs from;

errors exposure to abnormal


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