2020 FNA Book Of Reports

2020 Florida Nurses Association
2020 Membership Assembly Presenters
After the Pandemic:
Exploring Healthcare Education
Lygia Lee Arcaro, PhD, RN
Susan Martenson, RN, MS, BSN, RN-BC, CFRN, NRP, LHRM
Beverly Bonaparte, PhD, ANP, RN, FAAN
It is important to examine the lessons learned from the impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic that will forever change clinical education of
nurses and other health professionals. Nursing students were among the
first to be turned away as hospitals set limits on the number of persons
coming into and moving about clinical facilities. In less than 24 hours after
the virus impacted communities across the nation, students were turned
away and Boards of Nursing and regional and nursing accrediting agencies
were bombarded with notifications and requests to use alternatives for clinical
experiences. Clinical virtual simulation, a complementary pedagogical strategy that
provides the opportunity to improve students' clinical reasoning skills through exposure to a large number of
clinical scenarios were hurriedly put into use even in states that did not count experiences in the simulation lab
as part of clinical. Based on the results a number of research studies conducted over the last few decades,
Florida has been on the cutting edge of simulation use permitting up to 50% to be used as part of clinical
experience.
Find Your Strength, Live Your Passion
Stacia Hays, DNP, APRN, FAANP
Many studies have identified that nurses are leaving the profession in
unprecedented numbers. A variety of causes have been identified, including job
satisfaction and lack of autonomy. This presentation will assist the nurse in
identifying their strengths and, ultimately, the position that best fits so they
remain engaged and passionate for the long term within the nursing profession.
This additional aspect of role and professional development would lead to a truly
"amazing future".
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