Date of Paper/Work
12-2014
Type of Paper/Work
Scholarly project
Degree Name
Master of Science in Nursing
Department
Nursing
Advisor
Kathleen Kalb
Abstract
Due to budget cuts to private and public mental health facilities, there have been limits to clinical placement sites in mental health for undergraduate baccalaureate nursing programs. This project explored whether simulation using standardized patients (SPs) could supplement some of the mental health clinical by reviewing the published literature about simulation using SPs as an adjunct to mental health clinical in undergraduate baccalaureate nursing programs. This literature review identified a dearth of studies about simulation using SPs in mental health undergraduate baccalaureate nursing programs (Brown, 2008). The outcome of this literature review discovered that simulation using SPs is a useful tool to develop student competence and confidence, decrease anxiety and fear, and enhance the use of therapeutic communication techniques in the mental health setting. There is a need for more studies about simulation using SPs in mental health undergraduate nursing education.
Department/School
Nurse Educator
Recommended Citation
Dougherty, Ann. (2014). Using Standardized Patients to Teach Mental Health in Baccalaureate Nursing Programs. Retrieved from Sophia, the St. Catherine University repository website: https://sophia.stkate.edu/ma_nursing/94