Enhancing Prelicensure Nursing Students' Use of an Electronic Health Record

Background: Nursing students must develop competency in the use of electronic health records (EHRs). This pilot investigates the impact of using a simulated EHR during high-fidelity human simulation. Method: Prelicensure students were evaluated pre-and postsimulation on accuracy and time to complete an EHR-based scavenger hunt. Focus groups evaluated student perception of the experience. Results: Navigation time improved significantly (p <.0001) without decline in accuracy (p = .141). Student focus group comments support movement in level of proficiency from novice to competent. Conclusion: Integration of a simulated EHR into high-fidelity simulation improves student speed while maintaining accuracy in the utilization of health care technologies. (C) 2016 International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.