A poverty simulation to enhance nursing student knowledge, skills, and attitudes toward people living in poverty.
Nurs Forum
; 57(5): 851-859, 2022 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1874458
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Poverty is a reality for many individuals and families. Unless one has lived in a poverty situation, it can be difficult to understand the challenges people face.METHODS:
This study was a quasi-experimental study with a pre- and post-test design (36 select-items from four-established instruments) that measured students' self-perceived knowledge, skills, and attitudes towards people living in poverty. All undergraduate, pre-licensure, senior-level nursing students enrolled in a community nursing course (fall 2018-fall 2019, n = 254) participated in a face-to-face interactive Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) with a focus on the QSEN concept of patient-centered care. The winter 2020 semester, the simulation was not offered because of the coronavirus pandemic; these students (n = 96) served as a comparison group.RESULTS:
Paired-samples t-tests revealed knowledge, skill, and attitude mean scores, were improved for all students with the exception of social justice attitudes (improved only for the non-simulation group). Independent-samples t-tests revealed simulation students had higher knowledge, skill, and attitude scores on the Adapted CAPS Assessment and Active Learning Measure. Non-simulation participants had higher Political Awareness scores.CONCLUSION:
These results indicated the CAPS appears to be an effective simulation to change students' self-perceived knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding people whose incomes are low or who are living in poverty.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students, Nursing
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Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Nurs Forum
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Nuf.12739
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