Abstract
Simulation in its various forms has developed extensively over the past 15 - 20 years for use in undergraduate nursing programs. The widespread integration of technology-based educational tools into nursing curricula is raising concerns that technology rather than sound philosophically-based pedagogy is informing nursing education. Some believe that educational soundness has been overtaken by a focus on technological prowess. The manikins used in this immersive classroom often breathe, blink, and even speak in response to lecturer-controlled commands. This research explores how Millennials as a generational cohort (18 - 30 years of age) interface with the teaching/learning platform of simulation. This action research study is unfolded in three distinct action cycles involving 161 undergraduate nursing students. Millennial characteristics of confidence, high achievement, team orientation, technology focus, feedback-saturated, and trophy-seeking traits make them especially adept in immersive simulation environment. If supported by appropriate philosophical underpinnings, simulation as a teaching/learning platform has the potential to become the preferred classroom for Millennial nursing students.
Highlights
If supported by appropriate philosophical underpinnings, simulation as a teaching/learning platform has the potential to become the preferred classroom for Millennial nursing students
This study looks at the interface occurring when simulation and Millennials engage
Millennials as a generational cohort were recruited into this study with the intention of understanding how specific generational preferences influenced the effectiveness of simulation with undergraduate nurses
Summary
These are individuals born between 1982 and 2002. They are unlike any other youth generation in living memory [1]. It has been correctly noted that the people on the bus are changing This change is about the retirement of Baby Boomers (born approximately 1940-1960) from the workplace, combined with the emergence of Millennials (born approximately 1982-2002) in unprecedented numbers in universities and places of employment. While the Baby Boomers are the “me” generation desiring money, title, and recognition; Millennials are the “we” generation enjoying instead the interaction of discussing content, collaborating, teamwork, and work-life balance [6]. Millennials as a generational cohort have seven distinguishing traits: 1) Special: Millennials feel they are collectively vital to whatever nation they belong, and to their parents
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