LTA Connect: Low Fidelity Simulation on Sensory Impairments in Older Adults: Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Self-Reported Perceptions on Learning

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Globally, the population is living longer and by 2050, it is predicted to reach 2.1 billion people. Sensory and cognitive impairments are common long-term conditions among older Europeans and have considerable functional, social, emotional and economic impacts on the individual and those caring for them. Nurses have frequent encounters with patients with these impairments and are expected to prioritise people, assess their needs and accommodate practice to meet these needs. In order to develop the requisite knowledge and understanding to support people living with these impairments, student nurses require an immersive and experiential approach to learning as opposed to just information transfer. This study reports on a cross-sectional analysis of a low fidelity simulation on sensory impairments as part of a wider dementia curriculum in semester one of the undergraduate nursing programme at the University of Highlands and Islands. Findings from an online questionnaire-based survey and content analysis of free text responses revealed that students found the simulation activities critical for gaining subject knowledge, understanding and insight. This study concluded that low-fidelity simulation of sensory/cognitive impairments, within the context of a broader curriculum of supportive activities, can be effective at developing relevant knowledge, understanding and gaining insights in this subject area among pre-registration nursing students.

Presenters

Dr Leah Macaden

Dr Leah Macaden is a Senior Lecturer and the Lead for Internationalisation in the Department of Nursing & Midwifery. She is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE, UK. Her portfolio includes teaching, research and PhD supervision. Dr Macaden has successfully developed two dementia education initiatives for pre-registration nurse education: ‘Being Dementia Smart’ (BDS) whilst at the University of Stirling in 2014 and ‘Dementia Enhanced Education to Promote Excellence’ (DEEPE) that supports blended learning at UHI in 2017 – both first of their kind as integrated dementia curricula within the undergraduate nursing program aligned to the Enhanced Level of Dementia Practice of Scotland’s Promoting Excellence Framework. She is a recipient of the Churchill Fellowship in 2019 for Knowledge Exchange and collaboration on dementia education and research internationally. Her academic and research interests and expertise include diabetes, dementia, sensory impairments, multi morbidity, nurse education, pedagogy and global health.

Abbi Tracey

Abbi Tracey is a Lecturer in the Department of Nursing and Midwifery, joining UHI from the NHS in 2018. She is involved in teaching and assessment across both undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programmes and her professional interests include palliative care, stroke care and simulation based nursing education.

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