Applied Nursing Research
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages e1-e8, February 2010

A study of the relationship of nursing interventions and cognitions to the physiologic outcomes of care in a simulated task environment☆

  • James Whyte IV, ND, ARNP

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310-4310, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Roxanne Pickett-Hauber, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310-4310, USA
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  • Eileen Cormier, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310-4310, USA
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  • Laurie Grubbs, PhD, ARNP

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310-4310, USA
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  • Paul Ward, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology and Learning Systems Institute, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310-4310, USA

Received 28 June 2008; received in revised form 3 February 2009; accepted 9 February 2009. published online 10 July 2009.

Abstract 

This study, based on the Expert Performance Approach, examined the clinical nursing performance of participants who were introduced into a simulated task environment requiring them to administer care to a client experiencing an exacerbation of Congestive Heart Failure. This was undertaken to identify cognitive and physiologic variables that differentiate performance levels among participants. Data on participant actions and verbal reports were coded to characterize their relationship with physiologic responses of the Human Patient Simulator. The results demonstrated that physiologic responses to nursing interventions reflect a reliable pattern that can be used to differentiate performance levels.

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☆ This research was supported from a grant by the Office of Naval Research.

PII: S0897-1897(09)00034-2

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2009.02.004

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages e1-e8, February 2010

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