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  • A review of virtual-simulation for assessing healthcare students' clinical competency

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    Embargoed until: 2021-10-10
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    Author(s)
    Coyne, E
    Calleja, P
    Forster, E
    Lin, F
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Calleja, Pauline
    Coyne, Elisabeth
    Forster, Elizabeth M.
    Lin, Frances F.
    Year published
    2021
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    Abstract
    Objectives: Health professional education is transitioning to online platforms to meet students' need for flexibility and international access. However, there is a necessity for authentic presentation of educational material particularly in regard to clinical skills development. There has been major growth in the delivery of virtual simulated-based learning and assessment to provide clinical skill acquisition in an online platform. The aim of this review was to explore the use of virtual simulation to assess clinical competence in health education. Design: Integrative review. Data sources: Peer reviewed studies published ...
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    Objectives: Health professional education is transitioning to online platforms to meet students' need for flexibility and international access. However, there is a necessity for authentic presentation of educational material particularly in regard to clinical skills development. There has been major growth in the delivery of virtual simulated-based learning and assessment to provide clinical skill acquisition in an online platform. The aim of this review was to explore the use of virtual simulation to assess clinical competence in health education. Design: Integrative review. Data sources: Peer reviewed studies published between 2008 to March 2020 were searched across PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL Medline, Scopus, and PsycINFO. Review methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses was followed. Twenty-three studies, which met the inclusion criteria, were downloaded, and a quality appraisal and analysis was completed by the research team. Results: A thematic analysis identified four themes; pedagogy differences across disciplines, debriefing to enhance learning, preparing healthcare professionals in a safe and cost-effective environment, and managing challenges of virtual simulation. Debriefing with students within the online environment enabled students to share experience and reflect on choices for a deeper learning experience. Conclusions: Virtual simulation can prepare students for the clinical environment by providing safe practice within complex clinical situations. Challenges related to managing and debriefing students must be overcome to ensure best student learning outcomes. Virtual simulation is a feasible strategy to assess students' clinical competency and support their learning in both medical and nursing programs, however simulation should be authentic and incorporate reflection.
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    Journal Title
    Nurse Education Today
    Volume
    96
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104623
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    © 2021 Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, providing that the work is properly cited.
    Subject
    Nursing
    Curriculum and Pedagogy
    Clinical assessment
    Healthcare students
    Integrative review
    Online education
    Virtual simulation
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/400312
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