Relate better and judge less: poverty simulation promoting culturally competent care in community health nursing.
Nurse Educ Pract
; 14(6): 680-5, 2014 Nov.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25262065
ABSTRACT
The study aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of a poverty simulation in increasing understanding of and attitudes toward poverty and resulting in changes in clinical practice among nursing seniors. A poverty simulation was conducted using a diverse group of nursing professors and staff from local community agencies assuming the role of community resource providers. Students were assigned roles as members of low-income families and were required to complete tasks during a simulated month. A debriefing was held after the simulation to explore students' experiences in a simulated poverty environment. Students' understanding of and attitude toward poverty pre- and post-simulation were examined. Changes in the students' clinical experiences following the simulation were summarized into identified categories and themes. The poverty simulation led to a greater empathy for the possible experiences of low income individuals and families, understanding of barriers to health care, change in attitudes towards poverty and to those living in poverty, and changes in the students' nursing practice. Use of poverty simulation is an effective means to teach nursing students about the experience of living in poverty. The simulation experience changed nursing students' clinical practice, with students providing community referrals and initiating inter-professional collaborations.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Poverty Areas
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Patient Simulation
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Community Health Nursing
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Culturally Competent Care
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Nurse-Patient Relations
Type of study:
Evaluation_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Nurse Educ Pract
Journal subject:
EDUCACAO
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ENFERMAGEM
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article