Date of Award
11-13-2022
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
MSc in Nursing
First Advisor
Dr. Laila Ladak
Second Advisor
Dr. Amber Sabeen
Third Advisor
Ms. Zohra Kurji
Department
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Pakistan
Abstract
Background: Simulation-based training is considered a core teaching methodology in clinical practice, which allows healthcare professionals to gain clinical experiences in a realistic learning environment. The significance of continuing education has always been emphasized, since the beginning of the medical profession, and during the COVID 19 pandemic, the need for simulation-based training in managing the global crisis increased considerably. However, experiences regarding simulation-based training have not yet been explored in low-middle countries, like Pakistan.
/="/">Purpose: This study aimed to explore the experiences of simulation-based training during the COVID 19 pandemic, among practicing healthcare professionals, and identified the challenges and barriers associated with this learning approach, at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.
/="/">Methodology: Using a descriptive, qualitative design, semi-structured, interviews were conducted of healthcare professionals who had worked in the COVID areas of the Aga Khan University Hospital, and attended two or more simulation-based training sessions during the pandemic. The data were collected from April to June, 2022. There were 17 healthcare professionals enrolled for data collection, which included six doctors, eight nurses, and three physiotherapists. Interviews: were stopped upon data saturation. The Consolidated criteria for Reporting Qualitative research (COREQ) guidelines were used and a thematic analysis was conducted.
/="/">Findings: Three main themes were identified: (1) simulation-based learning experience, (2) factors affecting simulation-based training during COVID 19, and (3) recommendations for improvement. In the simulation-based learning experience, learning opportunities through technology, self-efficacy, and improved patient outcomes were the major findings. The factors that affect participants learning during COVID 19, were organizational factors; facilitator training and competencies, and logistics and human resources were of great concern, which hindered their learning. The findings of this study have led to some recommendations for improvement, in which resource allocation and capacity building were the major findings. Participants expressed the need for the increasing the number of trainings, and workshop for simulator educators for enhancing their experience were proposed.
/="/">Conclusion: Simulation-based training has proven to be vitally important during the COVID 19 Pandemic. However, strategies need to be developed for facilitator competencies, and human and logistic factors for a better learning experience. Thus, organizations should become aware and identify the particular challenges faced by healthcare professionals during the pandemic, to improve the effectiveness of simulation-based training.
First Page
1
Last Page
82
Recommended Citation
Hirani, S. M.
(2022). The experiences of healthcare professionals regarding the simulation-based training approach during the covid 19 pandemic, at a tertiary care hospital, Karachi, Pakistan: an exploratory qualitative study. , 1-82.
Available at:
https://ecommons.aku.edu/etd_pk_sonam_mscn/50