The Impact of Simulation-Based Education on Nurses’ Perceived Predeployment Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Within the Cultural Context of a Middle Eastern Country

Anxiety related to the COVID-19 pandemic is prevalent among the nursing workforce and has the potential to affect well-being and performance in the workplace. This paper reports on a joint education/nursing and midwifery workforce quality improvement initiative in the State of Qatar to address an ur...

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Autores principales: Jacqueline Sullivan, Alanoud Al-Marri, Emad Almomani, Jesveena Mathias
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e552f2fcd7004d6ba18f0489b757479e2021-12-01T00:03:28ZThe Impact of Simulation-Based Education on Nurses’ Perceived Predeployment Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Within the Cultural Context of a Middle Eastern Country2382-120510.1177/23821205211061012https://doaj.org/article/e552f2fcd7004d6ba18f0489b757479e2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/23821205211061012https://doaj.org/toc/2382-1205Anxiety related to the COVID-19 pandemic is prevalent among the nursing workforce and has the potential to affect well-being and performance in the workplace. This paper reports on a joint education/nursing and midwifery workforce quality improvement initiative in the State of Qatar to address an urgent need for COVID-19 preparedness during the second wave of infection. A Simulation-Based Education (SBE) program was developed and delivered over a period of 2 months (February to April 2021) to prepare nurses for deployment to COVID-19 facilities. Perceived anxiety scores related to COVID-19 deployment were collected from 121 nurses before and after SBE attendance. The data demonstrates that SBE is an effective method to reduce deployment-related anxiety among registered nurses.Jacqueline SullivanAlanoud Al-MarriEmad AlmomaniJesveena MathiasSAGE PublishingarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Medicine (General)R5-920ENJournal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, Vol 8 (2021)
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Alanoud Al-Marri
Emad Almomani
Jesveena Mathias
The Impact of Simulation-Based Education on Nurses’ Perceived Predeployment Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Within the Cultural Context of a Middle Eastern Country
description Anxiety related to the COVID-19 pandemic is prevalent among the nursing workforce and has the potential to affect well-being and performance in the workplace. This paper reports on a joint education/nursing and midwifery workforce quality improvement initiative in the State of Qatar to address an urgent need for COVID-19 preparedness during the second wave of infection. A Simulation-Based Education (SBE) program was developed and delivered over a period of 2 months (February to April 2021) to prepare nurses for deployment to COVID-19 facilities. Perceived anxiety scores related to COVID-19 deployment were collected from 121 nurses before and after SBE attendance. The data demonstrates that SBE is an effective method to reduce deployment-related anxiety among registered nurses.
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author Jacqueline Sullivan
Alanoud Al-Marri
Emad Almomani
Jesveena Mathias
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title The Impact of Simulation-Based Education on Nurses’ Perceived Predeployment Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Within the Cultural Context of a Middle Eastern Country
title_short The Impact of Simulation-Based Education on Nurses’ Perceived Predeployment Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Within the Cultural Context of a Middle Eastern Country
title_full The Impact of Simulation-Based Education on Nurses’ Perceived Predeployment Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Within the Cultural Context of a Middle Eastern Country
title_fullStr The Impact of Simulation-Based Education on Nurses’ Perceived Predeployment Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Within the Cultural Context of a Middle Eastern Country
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