Sharing Student Performance Information in Simulation: A Debate

The 2016 INACSL Professional Integrity Standard presented a major change in sharing of performance information. This article presents arguments for and against the sharing of clinical performance information along with audience perspectives from presentations at both the INACSL and SSH conferences

Enhanced Learning Using Digital Recordings with Integrated Standardized Patient Examinations (ISPEs) in Physical Therapy Education: A Qualitative Pilot Study

(1) Background: Integrated standardized patient examinations (ISPEs) allow students to demonstrate competence with curricular learning and communication. Digital recordings of these experiences provide an objective permanent record, allowing students to review and improve their performance. Although recordings have been utilized as a tool in physical therapy education, no studies have described the impact of reviewing recordings of ISPE. This qualitative pilot study aimed to investigate student perceptions and learning after reviewing their recordings of ISPE. (2) Methods: Second-year Doctor of Physical Therapy students (n= 23) participated in the study by completing an anonymous online survey after reviewing their recordings from three ISPEs. Thematic analysis was used to identify codes and central themes from the survey data. (3) Results: The results showed that 95.6% of students found the video review process beneficial. Five themes emerged: (i) digital recordings provide an objective performance assessment, (ii) approaches to self-review vary, (iii) it provides an opportunity for growth, (iv) a holistic review is possible, and (v) students need structure and guidance in the process. (4) Conclusions: Study findings indicate that a review of the recordings of ISPEs facilitates the development of clinical skills for physical therapy students. Implementing an explicit framework for reviewing the recordings may enhance the process and facilitate further promotion of reflection-on-action

A Call to Unify Definitions of Virtual Reality

© 2019 International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Virtual reality (VR) will be widely adopted by nursing within the next five years as a simulation method. The confusion generated by the various emerging definitions of VR led to the authors to review various definitions and to make a recommendation for the use of the concepts immersion and presence as a way to define VR.Peer reviewe