Broadening the Reach of Standardized Patients in Nurse Practitioner Education to Include the Distance Learner. Issue 5 (September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ballman, Kathleen; Garritano, Nicole; Beery, Theresa
• Is Part Of: Nurse educator. Volume 41:Issue 5(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-09
• Subjects: distance education -- nurse practitioner -- patient simulation -- standardized patients -- technology; Nursing -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000260
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-3624

Abstract

Abstract : Using standardized patients (SP) presenting with a specific complaint has been a mainstay in health care education. Increased use of technology has facilitated the move of instruction from the on-campus classroom to distance learning for many nurse practitioner programs. Using interactive case studies provides distance learners SP encounters. This technologically facilitated encounter gives the distance learner the opportunity for integrative thinking and development of problem solving and clinical reasoning skills.