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The Impact Of Simulation On Knowledge And Performance Gain Regarding Diabetic Patient Care, Aimee A. Woda, Jamie Hansen, Kristina Dreifuerst, Polly Anderson, Theresa Marie Hardy, Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

Background

It is essential that nurses be prepared to provide quality care for patients with diabetes, a common condition today. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a high-fidelity simulation on traditional prelicensure nursing students' knowledge and performance related to care of the diabetic patient.

Methods

This multisite, multimeasure study used a purposive, quasiexperimental [sic] pretest-posttest design.

Results

Simulation positively impacted performance change scores. Pretest scores were positively associated with simulation scores and posttest scores.

Conclusions

The findings from this study support the use of high-fidelity simulation to improve care of the diabetic patient.

Young Women’S Knowledge About Fertility And Their Fertility Health Risk Factors, Qiyan Mu, Lisa Hanson, James B. Hoelzle, Richard Fehring

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

Objective

To explore the relationships among young women’s demographic characteristics, their self-perceived and actual knowledge about fertility, and their fertility health risk factors.

Design

A quantitative, cross-sectional study.

Setting

Online survey.

Participants

Young women between the ages of 18 and 24 years (N = 342).

Methods

We used an online survey to collect data from young women regarding their demographic characteristics, their self-perceived and actual knowledge about fertility, and their fertility health risk factors. We used multiple linear regression to explore the relationships among these factors.

Results

Participants were mainly White, had some form of college education, and used …