Developing and Evaluating Simulation Learning Programs on Rescuing a Patient in Deteriorating Situations: A Programmatic Approach = Developing and Evaluating Simulation Learning Programs on Rescuing a Patient in Deteriorating Situations: A Programmatic Approach

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A simulation-based program, known as RAPIDS (Rescuing A Patient In Deteriorating Situations), was introduced into an undergraduate nursing program to develop nursing students’ clinical competence in caring for a patient with clinical deteriorations. A programmatic approach to research was set from the beginning, at the time of performing need analysis to evaluating the long-term outcomes of the RAPIDS program in clinical practice. A mixed methods approaches were employed for evaluating the outcomes of the program targeting at different levels of the Kirkpatrick’s model. Two important future innovations emerged that move forward the development of the RAPIDS program; multimedia resources (e-RAPIDS) in promoting retention of simulation learning and the use of simulated patients in preparing nursing students to manage their emotional responses in actual clinical practice. The ultimate goal of the RAPIDS program is to improve patient safety by enhancing nurses’ abilities in recognizing and managing ward deteriorating patients.