Time in clinical practice settings for undergraduate nursing students comes at a premium. A range of factors impact student learning in clinical practice labs, including increased student numbers, resource limitations, and limited face-to-face time to address a broad curriculum. The productivity of hands-on time needs to be maximised. Students need to be well-prepared before lab classes to enable them to engage fully and develop comprehensive understanding of complex clinical tasks. However, time-poor students don t necessarily engage with pre-readings and online lectures, leaving them underprepared to make the most of their time in the clinical lab.
In this presentation I will unpack the use of a short animation video which was developed to provide students with a range of tools to develop competence to undertake a complex medication administration task using a safe and systematic method. The video breaks down each step of the preparation process, which includes evidence-based practice, knowledge of pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapy, compliance with quality and safety policy, advanced medication calculation and patient assessment, in a short 2 min 30 sec timeframe. Used in conjunction with podcast lectures and readings, this video aims to help students develop clinical knowledge and skill for implementation in a complex clinical simulation scenario.