Journal article
Implications for school nurses using simulator dolls to manage unplanned teen pregnancy
British Journal of School Nursing, Vol.14(4), pp.177-188
2019
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Abstract
Background:School nurses are key professionals in the promotion of sexual and reproductive health.Aim:The aim of this study is to explore teenagers' perceptions of their practical parenting skills and their attitudes toward experiential learning through the use of high fidelity baby simulators.Methods:Virtual baby simulator dolls were used as part of sex and relationship education with school students (aged 15–16 years) to look after over a weekend. Students were recruited from a UK academy and completed a diary of their experiences while parenting, received quantitative feedback simulator reports and completed a post-study evaluation questionnaire.Findings:Students saw the virtual baby project as beneficial and important in schools and perceived an improvement in their understanding of practical parenting skills, sexual health and contraception.Conclusion:The implications of this paper are toward involving school nurses more actively in sexual health education in schools via the use of high-fidelity simulators as creative pedagogy in PSHE.
Details
- Title
- Implications for school nurses using simulator dolls to manage unplanned teen pregnancy
- Creators
- Humaira Hussain (Author) - Bournemouth UniversityJulie Jomeen (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityMark Hayter (Author) - University of HullRitah Tweheyo (Author) - University of Nottingham
- Publication Details
- British Journal of School Nursing, Vol.14(4), pp.177-188
- Publisher
- Mark Allen Healthcare
- Identifiers
- 991012871200302368
- Academic Unit
- School of Health and Human Sciences; Faculty of Health; Nursing
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article