In the October issue of Clinical Simulation in Nursing,
Skinner, 2017
presents a simulation curriculum to prepare undergraduate nursing students to work
with a geriatric population in the community. The stated purpose of the investigation
was, “… to improve nursing students' perceptions of older adults and provide them
an opportunity to practice competent care that empowers older adults to stay healthy,”
with a stated goal “… to discover if participation in the simulation changed undergraduate
nursing students' perception of older adults and prepared them to care for older adults
during their community health capstone experience” (
Skinner, 2017
). The study measured knowledge and perceptions of older persons and the aging, using
the Facts on Aging Quiz—revised (
Breytspraak and Badura, 2015
). The author states, “Qualitative methods were used to analyze transcripts and identify
themes” (
Breytspraak, L., & Badura, L. (2015). Facts on Aging Quiz (revised; based on Palmore (1977; 1981)). Retrieved from https://aging.umkc.edu/quiz
Skinner, 2017
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- Effect Size in Clinical Education Using Standardized Geriatric Patient SimulationClinical Simulation In NursingVol. 16
- PreviewThe recommendation by Skinner (2017) that a standardized geriatric patient simulation should be integrated into community health courses was not fully supported by the data and findings. First, in addition to the lack of statistical significance noted by the authors, the effect size was calculated to determine the difference in aging knowledge test scores before and after the simulation and found it was only r = 9.1%, which is low according to Cohen's criteria (Cohen, 1988); therefore, there was not even a trend toward effectiveness in increasing knowledge of aging.
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