1. Marianne Cockroft, RN, MNEd December 3, 2010 "Developing and Implementing an Innovative Nurse Home Visit Simulation: Connecting Education and Service Partners"

2. Addressing the Needs Education Reduction in community home visiting opportunities Changes in student learning objectives Increase in hospitalized patients being discharged with home care needs Numerous environmental influences on health

3. Addressing the Needs, cont. Service Agencies Concerns related to Workforce Development Nursing graduates with limited home care experience Limited resources to orient new nurses

4. Developing the Plan Synthesis of all clinical courses Logistics of implementation Live actors Consult and collaboration with community partner Debriefing

5. Outcomes Evaluated highly by students despite being overwhelmed! Tested critical thinking skills Challenged communication techniques Demonstrated importance of setting priorities Synthesized all clinical nursing courses Promoted reality verification during debriefing

6. Recommendations Continue collaboration with community partners Create new scenarios for different participants

7. Questions?? Thank you!!