Using a Pre-Scenario Worksheet to Increase Faculty Participation in the Development of Human Patient Simulator Simulations

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The use of simulated learning experiences is becoming evident in universities around the country. The demand by students for these experiences is growing. Creating simulated experiences for a student using a human patient simulator (HPS) takes much learning and training for a faculty member. The level of detail for development and implementation is very high. Most faculty members cannot see how to participate in the creation of simulations and may perceive simulations as extra work in addition to teaching responsibilities. Paths of creating integration of the simulations into nursing curriculum are evolving. The literature does give school case examples of simulation use but these do not have practical how to information. A complex worksheet for scenarios for the Lardael Simulator, Simman is offered online for download. This document covers all the details that a scenario programmer would need to create a simulated experience with the human patient simulator. Giving this document to faculty members may result in the lack of participation. The level of detail in the document makes participation by teaching faculty members more limited. If the goal is to involve all the subject matter experts in the development of simulation, a method is needed to bridge this detailed approach. To increase integration of the use of simulations into the curriculum by faculty members and to increase the types of simulations created by subject matter experts, this presenter designed a Pre-Scenario Worksheet. The Pre-Scenario Worksheet is a shorted, less detailed version of the longer worksheet. The goal of the work sheet is to make the transition for teaching faculty into co-creating scenarios for nursing students easier. The approach is to allow a teaching faculty to create a patient scenario by writing a story or short case about a patient situation that students would need to learn from. This was done in eight steps and some discussion with faculty members who participated. The purpose of this presentation is to share examples of how this was successfully accomplished at one university nursing school and to demonstrate how to get more faculty members involved with creating simulated experiences for students.