期刊名称：African Journal of Health Professions Education
印刷版ISSN：2078-5127
电子版ISSN：2078-5127
出版年度：2020
卷号：12
期号：2
页码：53-55
DOI：10.7196/AJHPE.2020.v12i4.1411
语种：English
出版社：African Journals Online
摘要：Clinical skills development of student nurses is a concern in nursing education owing to limited clinical exposure and learning opportunities. High-fidelity simulation as a teaching-learning strategy creates an environment where student nurses develop clinical skills through interactive participation.Objectives. The aim of this research study was to explore nurse educators’ views of high-fidelity simulation as an educational approach in nursing programmes.Methods. A qualitative descriptive design was used. Data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews. Data saturation occurred within 19 interviews. The population consisted out of 33 (N=33; n=19) nurse educators. Direct content analysis was done using Hsieh and Shannon’s approach. The study was conducted at a South African private higher education institution.Results. Five main themes were identified. The nurse educators had not been exposed to or had limited experience with high-fidelity simulation. Limited resources and/or the lack of nurse educators trained in high-fidelity simulation were identified. The nurse educators agreed that high-fidelity simulation would contribute to the enhancement of clinical skills development and theory and practice integration.Conclusion. High-fidelity simulation is not implemented owing to limited equipment or experience in using the equipment optimally. The nurse educators see high-fidelity simulation as a solution and valuable training method where clinical skills are developed before the student nurse is exposed to the private clinical environment.
